Sioux City Times

33.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Alta in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 6.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 2,152.

85.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Alta residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	194	14.3
Regular high school diploma	375	27.6
GED or alternative credential	38	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	108	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	187	13.8
Associate's degree	173	12.7
Bachelor's degree	212	15.6
Master's degree	41	3
Professional school degree	20	1.5
Doctorate degree	9	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.