East Pennyroyal News

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

This was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of 33.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,999.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,025	25.7
Regular high school diploma	1,347	33.8
GED or alternative credential	182	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	410	10.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	276	6.9
Associate's degree	209	5.2
Bachelor's degree	340	8.5
Master's degree	184	4.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	18	0.5

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