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Bachelor's Degree or Higher (5-year estimate) in Polk County, IA (HC01ESTVC1719153)

Observations

2024: 40.3
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 9:35 AM CST
2024:  40.3  
2023:  39.5  
2022:  38.9  
2021:  38.0  
2020:  37.6  

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Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

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Title Release Dates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (5-year estimate) in Polk County, IA 2013-12-17 2026-01-29
 
Source    
U.S. Census Bureau 2013-12-17 2026-01-29
 
Release    
American Community Survey 2013-12-17 2016-12-07
Educational Attainment 2016-12-08 2026-01-29
 
Units    
Percent 2013-12-17 2026-01-29
 
Frequency    
Annual 2013-12-17 2026-01-29
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2013-12-17 2026-01-29
 
Notes    
Estimate of educational attainment using 5 years of data. For more information see Appendix 1 of the ACS General Handbook (http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2008/acs/ACSGeneralHandbook.pdf).

Multiyear estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) are "period" estimates derived from a data sample collected over a period of time, as opposed to "point-in-time" estimates such as those from past decennial censuses. ACS 5-year estimate includes data collected over a 60-month period. The date of the data is the end of the 5-year period. For example, a value dated 2014 represents data from 2010 to 2014. However, they do not describe any specific day, month, or year within that time period.

Multiyear estimates require some considerations that single-year estimates do not. For example, multiyear estimates released in consecutive years consist mostly of overlapping years and shared data. The 2010–2014 ACS 5-year estimates share sample data from 2011 through 2014 with the 2011–2015 ACS 5-year estimates. Because of this overlap, users should use extreme caution in making comparisons with consecutive years of multiyear estimates.

Please see "Section 3: Understanding and Using ACS Single-Year and Multiyear Estimates" on publication page 13 (file page 19) of the 2018 ACS General Handbook for a more thorough clarification. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2018/acs/acs_general_handbook_2018.pdf

2013-12-17 2016-12-07
Estimate of educational attainment for population 18 years old and over whose highest degree was a bachelor’s, master’s, or professional or doctorate degree. (ACS variable S1501_C02_015E from table S1501.)

For more information about the subject definitions, see: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/code-lists.html.

Multiyear estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) are "period" estimates derived from a data sample collected over a period of time, as opposed to "point-in-time" estimates such as those from past decennial censuses. ACS 5-year estimates include data collected over a 60-month period. The date associated with the data is the end of the 5-year period. For example, a value dated 2014 represents data from 2010 to 2014. However, the value does not describe any specific day, month, or year within that time period.

Multiyear estimates require some additional considerations. For example, multiyear estimates released in consecutive years consist mostly of overlapping years and shared data. The 2010-2014 ACS 5-year estimates share sample data from 2011 through 2014 with the 2011-2015 ACS 5-year estimates. Because of this overlap, users should use extreme caution in making comparisons with consecutive years of multiyear estimates.

Please see the ACS handbook (Section 3, "Understanding and Using ACS Single-Year and Multiyear Estimates," p. 13) for a comprehensive set of details and clarifications: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2018/acs/acs_general_handbook_2018.pdf

2016-12-08 2026-01-29

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