NE Kansas News

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

This was 10.7 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,520.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	46	4.3
Regular high school diploma	316	29.5
GED or alternative credential	49	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	80	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	239	22.3
Associate's degree	104	9.7
Bachelor's degree	137	12.8
Master's degree	60	5.6
Professional school degree	35	3.3
Doctorate degree	7	0.7

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