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

This was 10.8 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 13,712.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	904	9.1
Regular high school diploma	2,920	29.5
GED or alternative credential	510	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	988	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,318	13.3
Associate's degree	1,555	15.7
Bachelor's degree	1,174	11.9
Master's degree	360	3.6
Professional school degree	117	1.2
Doctorate degree	43	0.4

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