Rock Island Today

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

This number was 9.5 percent lower than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 38,354.

88 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Rock Island 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	2,983	12
Regular high school diploma	5,838	23.5
GED or alternative credential	1,312	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	2,330	9.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,320	17.4
Associate's degree	2,243	9
Bachelor's degree	3,920	15.8
Master's degree	1,369	5.5
Professional school degree	343	1.4
Doctorate degree	212	0.9

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