SW Missouri News

30.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Alba in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 5.7 percent lower than the state average of 35.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 566.

88.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Alba residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	43	11.7
Regular high school diploma	133	36.2
GED or alternative credential	16	4.4
Some college less than 1 year	10	2.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	54	14.7
Associate's degree	68	18.5
Bachelor's degree	43	11.7
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.