Whitewater Times

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

This number was 7.5 percent lower than the state average of 41 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 12,443.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,125	12.8
Regular high school diploma	2,440	27.8
GED or alternative credential	463	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	793	9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,022	11.6
Associate's degree	969	11
Bachelor's degree	1,449	16.5
Master's degree	362	4.1
Professional school degree	110	1.3
Doctorate degree	47	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.