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

This was 13.2 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 701.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	48	9.9
Regular high school diploma	151	31.1
GED or alternative credential	6	1.2
Some college, less than 1 year	50	10.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	60	12.3
Associate's degree	70	14.4
Bachelor's degree	83	17.1
Master's degree	18	3.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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