22 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Illiopolis

By Sangamon Sun

May 3, 2022

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

This was 21.7 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 767.

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

Degree distribution in Illiopolis for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	19	3.6
Regular high school diploma	217	40.8
GED or alternative credential	46	8.6
Some college, less than 1 year	63	11.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70	13.2
Associate's degree	41	7.7
Bachelor's degree	64	12
Master's degree	12	2.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0