East Pennyroyal News

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

This was 8.7 percent lower than the state average of 33.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,191.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	386	25.3
Regular high school diploma	354	23.2
GED or alternative credential	149	9.8
Some college, less than 1 year	61	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	194	12.7
Associate's degree	63	4.1
Bachelor's degree	221	14.5
Master's degree	91	6
Professional school degree	4	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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