21.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lincoln

By Metric Media News Service

Apr 21, 2020

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

This number was 16.1 percent lower than the state average of 37.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 353.

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

Lincoln residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree distribution in Lincoln for 2017*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	27	11.4
Regular high school diploma	68	28.8
GED or alternative credential	19	8.1
Some college less than 1 year	20	8.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	52	22
Associate's degree	26	11
Bachelor's degree	11	4.7
Master's degree	11	4.7
Professional school degree	2	0.8
Doctorate degree	0	0