SW Missouri News

21.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Waco in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of 36.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 59.

78.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Waco residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10	21.7
Regular high school diploma	12	26.1
GED or alternative credential	2	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	4	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8	17.4
Associate's degree	1	2.2
Bachelor's degree	7	15.2
Master's degree	1	2.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	1	2.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.