Polk Times

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

This number was 34.3 percent lower than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,084.

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

Wahneta 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	1,597	52.7
Regular high school diploma	785	25.9
GED or alternative credential	217	7.2
Some college less than 1 year	62	2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	253	8.3
Associate's degree	26	0.9
Bachelor's degree	82	2.7
Master's degree	9	0.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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