SE Illinois News

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

This was 10.7 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 23,735.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,146	12.6
Regular high school diploma	3,936	23.1
GED or alternative credential	837	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	1,629	9.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,859	16.8
Associate's degree	2,228	13.1
Bachelor's degree	2,297	13.5
Master's degree	824	4.8
Professional school degree	137	0.8
Doctorate degree	138	0.8

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