32.4 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Wood Dale

By DuPage Policy Journal

Feb 1, 2021

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

This number was 9.6 percent lower than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 13,848.

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

Degree distribution in Wood Dale for 2018*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,081	11
Regular high school diploma	3,271	33.2
GED or alternative credential	337	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	694	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,283	13
Associate's degree	643	6.5
Bachelor's degree	1,767	17.9
Master's degree	709	7.2
Professional school degree	39	0.4
Doctorate degree	41	0.4