Dubuque Times

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

This number was 8.8 percent lower than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,954.

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

Maquoketa 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	298	7.4
Regular high school diploma	1,392	34.8
GED or alternative credential	160	4
Some college less than 1 year	343	8.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	603	15.1
Associate's degree	510	12.7
Bachelor's degree	465	11.6
Master's degree	160	4
Professional school degree	59	1.5
Doctorate degree	14	0.3

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