SW Missouri News

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

This was 20.5 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,461.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	886	17.5
Regular high school diploma	1,706	33.8
GED or alternative credential	260	5.1
Some college, less than 1 year	641	12.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	676	13.4
Associate's degree	218	4.3
Bachelor's degree	432	8.5
Master's degree	225	4.5
Professional school degree	10	0.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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