NW Kansas News

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

This was 4.8 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,031.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	79	5.4
Regular high school diploma	385	26.2
GED or alternative credential	38	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	134	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	277	18.8
Associate's degree	271	18.4
Bachelor's degree	191	13
Master's degree	67	4.6
Professional school degree	16	1.1
Doctorate degree	12	0.8

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