Waterloo Times

34.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Independence in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 6.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,085.

95.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	173	4.1
Regular high school diploma	1,398	32.7
GED or alternative credential	208	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	329	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	669	15.7
Associate's degree	409	9.6
Bachelor's degree	729	17.1
Master's degree	253	5.9
Professional school degree	57	1.3
Doctorate degree	44	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.