Southern Illinois News

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

This was 25.8 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 283.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	11	8.2
Regular high school diploma	42	31.3
GED or alternative credential	10	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	29	21.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18	13.4
Associate's degree	5	3.7
Bachelor's degree	15	11.2
Master's degree	4	3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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