UP Gazette

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

This was 11.6 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,708.

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	148	4.9
Regular high school diploma	1,370	45
GED or alternative credential	124	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	225	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	324	10.6
Associate's degree	368	12.1
Bachelor's degree	343	11.3
Master's degree	116	3.8
Professional school degree	4	0.1
Doctorate degree	23	0.8

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