NE Nebraska News

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

This was 16.9 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 904.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	43	7.5
Regular high school diploma	227	39.8
GED or alternative credential	12	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	65	11.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	73	12.8
Associate's degree	75	13.2
Bachelor's degree	36	6.3
Master's degree	34	6
Professional school degree	5	0.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

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