Southern Illinois News

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

This was 12.5 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,884.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	190	14.6
Regular high school diploma	384	29.5
GED or alternative credential	62	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	80	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	179	13.8
Associate's degree	237	18.2
Bachelor's degree	140	10.8
Master's degree	11	0.8
Professional school degree	17	1.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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