Dubuque Times

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

This number was 1.9 percent higher than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,964.

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

Epworth 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	41	3.4
Regular high school diploma	436	36.6
GED or alternative credential	20	1.7
Some college less than 1 year	86	7.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	120	10.1
Associate's degree	135	11.3
Bachelor's degree	265	22.3
Master's degree	75	6.3
Professional school degree	9	0.8
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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