SE Nebraska News

7.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Western in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 35.6 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 205.

88.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	18	11.5
Regular high school diploma	82	52.2
GED or alternative credential	6	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	20	12.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	19	12.1
Associate's degree	10	6.4
Bachelor's degree	2	1.3
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.