Gadsden Today

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

This was 14.3 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,250.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	86	9.3
Regular high school diploma	419	45.2
GED or alternative credential	40	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	49	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	142	15.3
Associate's degree	85	9.2
Bachelor's degree	89	9.6
Master's degree	15	1.6
Professional school degree	3	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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