Southern Illinois News

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

This was 18.1 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 916.

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	84	14.6
Regular high school diploma	151	26.3
GED or alternative credential	46	8
Some college, less than 1 year	30	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	117	20.3
Associate's degree	99	17.2
Bachelor's degree	10	1.7
Master's degree	38	6.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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