SW Minnesota Today

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

This was 9.7 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 661.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	27	4.9
Regular high school diploma	178	32.3
GED or alternative credential	10	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	37	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	86	15.6
Associate's degree	76	13.8
Bachelor's degree	91	16.5
Master's degree	31	5.6
Professional school degree	11	2
Doctorate degree	4	0.7

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