NE Nebraska News

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

This was 14.6 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,375.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	209	24.7
Regular high school diploma	222	26.3
GED or alternative credential	21	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	44	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	107	12.7
Associate's degree	53	6.3
Bachelor's degree	127	15
Master's degree	54	6.4
Professional school degree	3	0.4
Doctorate degree	5	0.6

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