Auburn Times

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

This was 6.5 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 18,437.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,961	16.4
Regular high school diploma	3,026	25.4
GED or alternative credential	626	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	617	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,299	19.3
Associate's degree	960	8
Bachelor's degree	1,312	11
Master's degree	762	6.4
Professional school degree	239	2
Doctorate degree	130	1.1

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