Gastonia Times

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

This was 19.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 539.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	90	25.6
Regular high school diploma	58	16.5
GED or alternative credential	49	13.9
Some college, less than 1 year	38	10.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	38	10.8
Associate's degree	67	19
Bachelor's degree	12	3.4
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.