Waterloo Times

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

This was 0.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 131,813.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,867	8.2
Regular high school diploma	21,294	25.4
GED or alternative credential	3,746	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	5,601	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	12,134	14.5
Associate's degree	9,666	11.5
Bachelor's degree	16,215	19.4
Master's degree	5,537	6.6
Professional school degree	1,590	1.9
Doctorate degree	1,120	1.3

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