Pine Belt Times

23.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Columbia in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.3 percent lower than the state average of 31.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 5,992.

80.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Columbia residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	800	19.7
Regular high school diploma	1,298	32
GED or alternative credential	217	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	198	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	591	14.6
Associate's degree	307	7.6
Bachelor's degree	398	9.8
Master's degree	159	3.9
Professional school degree	47	1.2
Doctorate degree	41	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.