Upper West SC News

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

This was 27.2 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 216.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	61	37.4
Regular high school diploma	46	28.2
GED or alternative credential	11	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	10	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	16	9.8
Associate's degree	9	5.5
Bachelor's degree	1	0.6
Master's degree	6	3.7
Professional school degree	2	1.2
Doctorate degree	1	0.6

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