NW Iowa News

49.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Orleans in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.1 percent higher than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 415.

99.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Orleans residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2	0.5
Regular high school diploma	74	19.9
GED or alternative credential	10	2.7
Some college less than 1 year	39	10.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	64	17.3
Associate's degree	27	7.3
Bachelor's degree	102	27.5
Master's degree	27	7.3
Professional school degree	20	5.4
Doctorate degree	6	1.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.