SC Mississippi News

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

This was 2.1 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 26,462.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,985	10.9
Regular high school diploma	4,730	26.1
GED or alternative credential	1,267	7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,116	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,448	19
Associate's degree	1,808	10
Bachelor's degree	2,390	13.2
Master's degree	1,007	5.5
Professional school degree	194	1.1
Doctorate degree	208	1.1

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