Waterloo Times

57.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cedar Falls in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.7 percent higher than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 41,202.

96.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cedar Falls residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	849	3.9
Regular high school diploma	3,921	17.9
GED or alternative credential	509	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,282	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,758	12.6
Associate's degree	2,511	11.5
Bachelor's degree	6,080	27.8
Master's degree	2,651	12.1
Professional school degree	603	2.8
Doctorate degree	716	3.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.