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

This was 6.5 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,922.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	435	8.5
Regular high school diploma	1,395	27.3
GED or alternative credential	166	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	449	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	765	15
Associate's degree	937	18.3
Bachelor's degree	646	12.6
Master's degree	271	5.3
Professional school degree	47	0.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

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