South Wichita News

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

This was 21.3 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,473.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	42	4.1
Regular high school diploma	324	31.3
GED or alternative credential	70	6.8
Some college, less than 1 year	84	8.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	293	28.3
Associate's degree	78	7.5
Bachelor's degree	101	9.8
Master's degree	38	3.7
Professional school degree	2	0.2
Doctorate degree	3	0.3

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