Oxford Reporter

29.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pontotoc in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.1 percent lower than the state average of 30.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,923.

77.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Pontotoc residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	839	22.4
Regular high school diploma	804	21.4
GED or alternative credential	117	3.1
Some college less than 1 year	421	11.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	470	12.5
Associate's degree	265	7.1
Bachelor's degree	630	16.8
Master's degree	186	5
Professional school degree	1	0
Doctorate degree	17	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.