40 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hinton

By Sioux City Times

Mar 18, 2021

40 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hinton in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.1 percent lower than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 813.

98 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hinton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree distribution in Hinton for 2019*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	11	2
Regular high school diploma	176	31.9
GED or alternative credential	14	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	48	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	82	14.9
Associate's degree	46	8.3
Bachelor's degree	126	22.8
Master's degree	45	8.2
Professional school degree	4	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0