South Iowa News

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

This was 9 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 12,303.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	803	9.5
Regular high school diploma	2,430	28.7
GED or alternative credential	343	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	865	10.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,301	15.4
Associate's degree	818	9.7
Bachelor's degree	1,305	15.4
Master's degree	444	5.3
Professional school degree	119	1.4
Doctorate degree	25	0.3

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