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60 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Polk in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.9 percent higher than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 4,625.

99 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Polk residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	28	1
Regular high school diploma	505	17.5
GED or alternative credential	41	1.4
Some college, less than 1 year	229	7.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	353	12.2
Associate's degree	431	14.9
Bachelor's degree	974	33.7
Master's degree	296	10.2
Professional school degree	27	0.9
Doctorate degree	9	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.