Carbondale Reporter

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

This was 21.8 percent higher than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 541.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8	2
Regular high school diploma	40	9.9
GED or alternative credential	18	4.4
Some college, less than 1 year	15	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	59	14.5
Associate's degree	46	11.3
Bachelor's degree	124	30.5
Master's degree	57	14
Professional school degree	20	4.9
Doctorate degree	19	4.7

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