South Iowa News

24.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bedford in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 16.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,493.

91.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	91	8.8
Regular high school diploma	354	34.3
GED or alternative credential	32	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	126	12.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	173	16.8
Associate's degree	128	12.4
Bachelor's degree	87	8.4
Master's degree	37	3.6
Professional school degree	2	0.2
Doctorate degree	2	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.