31.5 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Monroe

By Monroe Review

Apr 11, 2022

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

This was 8.1 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 19,543.

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

Degree distribution in Monroe for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,276	9.5
Regular high school diploma	3,470	25.9
GED or alternative credential	940	7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,405	10.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,070	15.5
Associate's degree	1,530	11.4
Bachelor's degree	1,719	12.9
Master's degree	842	6.3
Professional school degree	74	0.6
Doctorate degree	50	0.4

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

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