SE Missouri News

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

This was 25.5 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,478.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	821	20.5
Regular high school diploma	1,301	32.5
GED or alternative credential	673	16.8
Some college, less than 1 year	199	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	510	12.7
Associate's degree	156	3.9
Bachelor's degree	190	4.7
Master's degree	130	3.2
Professional school degree	5	0.1
Doctorate degree	19	0.5

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