Southeast South Dakota News

34 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mount Vernon in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 5.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 502.

95.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Mount Vernon residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14	4.7
Regular high school diploma	85	28.3
GED or alternative credential	18	6
Some college less than 1 year	18	6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	63	21
Associate's degree	39	13
Bachelor's degree	58	19.3
Master's degree	3	1
Professional school degree	2	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.