Central Iowa Times

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

This number was 4.2 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 24,566.

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

Fort Dodge 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	1,462	9.2
Regular high school diploma	4,095	25.7
GED or alternative credential	1,108	7
Some college less than 1 year	1,240	7.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,471	15.5
Associate's degree	2,068	13
Bachelor's degree	2,458	15.4
Master's degree	700	4.4
Professional school degree	142	0.9
Doctorate degree	176	1.1

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