88.1 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Mountain Brook city

By Jefferson Reporter

May 6, 2022

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

This was 53.1 percent higher than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 20,178.

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

Degree distribution in Mountain Brook city for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	54	0.4
Regular high school diploma	344	2.5
GED or alternative credential	59	0.4
Some college, less than 1 year	161	1.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	991	7.3
Associate's degree	335	2.5
Bachelor's degree	6,735	49.7
Master's degree	2,168	16
Professional school degree	2,083	15.4
Doctorate degree	614	4.5

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

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