SC Mississippi News

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

This was 19.5 percent higher than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 24,088.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,002	6
Regular high school diploma	2,354	14.2
GED or alternative credential	438	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,104	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,979	18
Associate's degree	1,749	10.6
Bachelor's degree	4,809	29
Master's degree	1,698	10.2
Professional school degree	201	1.2
Doctorate degree	241	1.5

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