Upper West SC News

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

This was 10 percent higher than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 555.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	98	21.5
Regular high school diploma	116	25.4
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	19	4.2
Associate's degree	147	32.2
Bachelor's degree	24	5.3
Master's degree	52	11.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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