43.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Itasca

By DuPage Policy Journal

Feb 1, 2021

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

This number was 1.5 percent higher than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 9,042.

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

Degree distribution in Itasca for 2018*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	394	6
Regular high school diploma	1,531	23.2
GED or alternative credential	192	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	507	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,112	16.8
Associate's degree	452	6.8
Bachelor's degree	1,670	25.3
Master's degree	584	8.8
Professional school degree	136	2.1
Doctorate degree	29	0.4