South Alabama Times

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

This was 13.5 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,006.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,429	16.5
Regular high school diploma	6,070	41.3
GED or alternative credential	694	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	515	3.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,821	12.4
Associate's degree	1,172	8
Bachelor's degree	1,256	8.5
Master's degree	600	4.1
Professional school degree	119	0.8
Doctorate degree	15	0.1

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