NW Iowa News

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

This was 18.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 535.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	35	10.1
Regular high school diploma	96	27.7
GED or alternative credential	18	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	28	8.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	90	26
Associate's degree	47	13.6
Bachelor's degree	24	6.9
Master's degree	6	1.7
Professional school degree	1	0.3
Doctorate degree	1	0.3

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