NW Iowa News

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

This was 10.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 505.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22	6.9
Regular high school diploma	102	32.2
GED or alternative credential	8	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	45	14.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	42	13.2
Associate's degree	52	16.4
Bachelor's degree	39	12.3
Master's degree	3	0.9
Professional school degree	4	1.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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