SW Missouri News

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

This was 14.1 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 14,699.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,474	27.9
Regular high school diploma	1,990	22.4
GED or alternative credential	691	7.8
Some college, less than 1 year	635	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	955	10.8
Associate's degree	428	4.8
Bachelor's degree	1,197	13.5
Master's degree	448	5.1
Professional school degree	41	0.5
Doctorate degree	6	less than 0.1

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