Dakota Times

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

This was 7.6 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 22,796.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	679	4.3
Regular high school diploma	4,171	26.1
GED or alternative credential	712	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,636	10.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,255	14.1
Associate's degree	2,066	12.9
Bachelor's degree	3,149	19.7
Master's degree	1,064	6.7
Professional school degree	187	1.2
Doctorate degree	52	0.3

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