WC Mississippi News

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

This was 12.4 percent higher than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 627.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	44	9
Regular high school diploma	103	21.1
GED or alternative credential	29	5.9
Some college, less than 1 year	18	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	73	14.9
Associate's degree	22	4.5
Bachelor's degree	169	34.6
Master's degree	28	5.7
Professional school degree	3	0.6
Doctorate degree	0	0

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