Upper Delta News

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

This was 2.8 percent lower than the state average of 31.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,582.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	710	16.3
Regular high school diploma	1,213	27.9
GED or alternative credential	327	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	290	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	571	13.1
Associate's degree	521	12
Bachelor's degree	431	9.9
Master's degree	136	3.1
Professional school degree	62	1.4
Doctorate degree	93	2.1

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