Central Iowa Times

23.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Goldfield in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15.4 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 574.

89.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Goldfield residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	43	10.3
Regular high school diploma	172	41.3
GED or alternative credential	15	3.6
Some college less than 1 year	28	6.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	60	14.4
Associate's degree	49	11.8
Bachelor's degree	35	8.4
Master's degree	8	1.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	6	1.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.