Dubuque Times

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

This number was 27.5 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 172.

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

Monmouth 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	25	20.5
Regular high school diploma	30	24.6
GED or alternative credential	18	14.8
Some college less than 1 year	11	9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	24	19.7
Associate's degree	5	4.1
Bachelor's degree	7	5.7
Master's degree	2	1.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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