Gold Country Today

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

This was 11.4 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,861.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	220	3.7
Regular high school diploma	1,396	23.2
GED or alternative credential	113	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	778	12.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,625	27
Associate's degree	877	14.6
Bachelor's degree	657	10.9
Master's degree	109	1.8
Professional school degree	205	3.4
Doctorate degree	35	0.6

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