South West Illinois News

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

This was 3 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,417.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	300	4
Regular high school diploma	2,056	27.6
GED or alternative credential	135	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	596	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,328	17.8
Associate's degree	575	7.7
Bachelor's degree	1,680	22.6
Master's degree	650	8.7
Professional school degree	72	1
Doctorate degree	54	0.7

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