WC Iowa News

24.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Jamaica in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15 percent lower than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 277.

83.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Jamaica residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	31	16.7
Regular high school diploma	52	28
GED or alternative credential	7	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	26	14
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	24	12.9
Associate's degree	29	15.6
Bachelor's degree	17	9.1
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.