Upper West SC News

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

This was 34.4 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,970.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	435	39.8
Regular high school diploma	102	9.3
GED or alternative credential	292	26.7
Some college, less than 1 year	40	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	176	16.1
Associate's degree	16	1.5
Bachelor's degree	33	3
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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