13.3 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in New Salem

By Sangamon Sun

Apr 21, 2022

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

This was 30.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 207.

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

Degree distribution in New Salem for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	16	11.2
Regular high school diploma	33	23.1
GED or alternative credential	6	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	13	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	56	39.2
Associate's degree	10	7
Bachelor's degree	7	4.9
Master's degree	2	1.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0