Waterloo Times

58 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cedar Falls in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.9 percent higher than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 40,983.

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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	856	3.9
Regular high school diploma	3,743	17.1
GED or alternative credential	466	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,134	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,007	13.7
Associate's degree	2,325	10.6
Bachelor's degree	6,285	28.7
Master's degree	2,853	13
Professional school degree	636	2.9
Doctorate degree	622	2.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.