NW Iowa News

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

This number was 11.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 407.

83.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Peterson 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	40	16.3
Regular high school diploma	87	35.5
GED or alternative credential	5	2
Some college, less than 1 year	15	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	28	11.4
Associate's degree	27	11
Bachelor's degree	31	12.7
Master's degree	6	2.4
Professional school degree	6	2.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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