NE Missouri News

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

This was 8.6 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,357.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	543	14.7
Regular high school diploma	1,274	34.5
GED or alternative credential	178	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	281	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	333	9
Associate's degree	360	9.7
Bachelor's degree	497	13.5
Master's degree	188	5.1
Professional school degree	18	0.5
Doctorate degree	22	0.6

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