Rock Island Today

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

This number was 33.2 percent lower than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 519.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	58	14.6
Regular high school diploma	152	38.3
GED or alternative credential	52	13.1
Some college, less than 1 year	68	17.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	32	8.1
Associate's degree	18	4.5
Bachelor's degree	15	3.8
Master's degree	2	0.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.