River Bend Times

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

This was 6.8 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 42,703.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,101	10.9
Regular high school diploma	8,147	28.7
GED or alternative credential	1,756	6.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,993	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,655	12.9
Associate's degree	3,532	12.4
Bachelor's degree	4,227	14.9
Master's degree	1,406	5
Professional school degree	272	1
Doctorate degree	290	1

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