River Bend Times

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

This number was 7.6 percent higher than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,231.

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

Eldridge 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	191	4.8
Regular high school diploma	929	23.2
GED or alternative credential	112	2.8
Some college less than 1 year	273	6.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	637	15.9
Associate's degree	570	14.2
Bachelor's degree	773	19.3
Master's degree	434	10.8
Professional school degree	81	2
Doctorate degree	8	0.2

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