SW Missouri News

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

This was 8.5 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 149.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	15	15.8
Regular high school diploma	31	32.6
GED or alternative credential	2	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	11	11.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8	8.4
Associate's degree	2	2.1
Bachelor's degree	23	24.2
Master's degree	2	2.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	1	1.1

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