SW Missouri News

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

This was 17.3 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 639.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	77	16.5
Regular high school diploma	177	37.8
GED or alternative credential	26	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	31	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	60	12.8
Associate's degree	52	11.1
Bachelor's degree	35	7.5
Master's degree	10	2.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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