NW Iowa News

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

This was 5.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 483.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	36	11.5
Regular high school diploma	108	34.5
GED or alternative credential	4	1.3
Some college, less than 1 year	14	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	40	12.8
Associate's degree	46	14.7
Bachelor's degree	43	13.7
Master's degree	3	1
Professional school degree	19	6.1
Doctorate degree	0	0

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