Waterloo Times

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

This number was 0.1 percent higher than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 132,393.

91.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Black Hawk County 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	7,204	8.6
Regular high school diploma	21,888	26.1
GED or alternative credential	3,637	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	5,457	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	11,902	14.2
Associate's degree	9,270	11.1
Bachelor's degree	16,176	19.3
Master's degree	5,834	7
Professional school degree	1,309	1.6
Doctorate degree	1,041	1.2

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