WC Minnesota News

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

This was 15.6 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,141.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	40	6.1
Regular high school diploma	190	29
GED or alternative credential	36	5.5
Some college, less than 1 year	28	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	147	22.4
Associate's degree	111	16.9
Bachelor's degree	87	13.3
Master's degree	14	2.1
Professional school degree	3	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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