SW Indiana News

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

This was 7.2 percent lower than the state average of 36 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,535.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	449	9.6
Regular high school diploma	1,522	32.5
GED or alternative credential	248	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	399	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	721	15.4
Associate's degree	437	9.3
Bachelor's degree	480	10.2
Master's degree	373	8
Professional school degree	51	1.1
Doctorate degree	10	0.2

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