Gadsden Today

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

This was 5.5 percent higher than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,601.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	748	11.2
Regular high school diploma	1,572	23.5
GED or alternative credential	565	8.4
Some college, less than 1 year	386	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	713	10.6
Associate's degree	890	13.3
Bachelor's degree	1,181	17.6
Master's degree	437	6.5
Professional school degree	200	3
Doctorate degree	8	0.1

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