Southern Illinois News

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

This was 23 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,414.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	398	10.4
Regular high school diploma	1,294	33.7
GED or alternative credential	237	6.2
Some college, less than 1 year	453	11.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	665	17.3
Associate's degree	343	8.9
Bachelor's degree	256	6.7
Master's degree	116	3
Professional school degree	63	1.6
Doctorate degree	15	0.4

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