Oxford Reporter

22.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pontotoc in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.9 percent lower than the state average of 31.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 5,997.

77.3 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	865	22.7
Regular high school diploma	927	24.3
GED or alternative credential	111	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	508	13.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	547	14.4
Associate's degree	221	5.8
Bachelor's degree	482	12.7
Master's degree	131	3.4
Professional school degree	1	less than 0.1
Doctorate degree	14	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.