SC Missouri News

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

This was 18.7 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,241.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	71	10
Regular high school diploma	226	31.8
GED or alternative credential	131	18.4
Some college, less than 1 year	74	10.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	72	10.1
Associate's degree	80	11.3
Bachelor's degree	42	5.9
Master's degree	15	2.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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