South Iowa News

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

This was 10.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 24,505.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,320	14
Regular high school diploma	4,524	27.4
GED or alternative credential	989	6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,496	9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,089	12.6
Associate's degree	1,792	10.8
Bachelor's degree	1,955	11.8
Master's degree	1,019	6.2
Professional school degree	225	1.4
Doctorate degree	123	0.7

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