NW Illinois News

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

This was 7.8 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,503.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	64	6
Regular high school diploma	317	29.8
GED or alternative credential	51	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	113	10.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	137	12.9
Associate's degree	102	9.6
Bachelor's degree	173	16.3
Master's degree	97	9.1
Professional school degree	6	0.6
Doctorate degree	4	0.4

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