Decatur Times

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

This was 3.2 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 54,344.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,920	15.9
Regular high school diploma	9,044	24.2
GED or alternative credential	2,117	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	2,914	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,467	14.6
Associate's degree	3,258	8.7
Bachelor's degree	5,825	15.6
Master's degree	1,958	5.2
Professional school degree	539	1.4
Doctorate degree	278	0.7

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