Cedar Rapids Today

53.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairfax in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 14.7 percent higher than the state average of 39 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,473.

97.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Fairfax residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	43	2.7
Regular high school diploma	296	18.5
GED or alternative credential	29	1.8
Some college less than 1 year	139	8.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	232	14.5
Associate's degree	203	12.7
Bachelor's degree	446	27.9
Master's degree	171	10.7
Professional school degree	33	2.1
Doctorate degree	4	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.