Mississippi Gulf News

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

This was 0.4 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,148.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	468	10.4
Regular high school diploma	1,000	22.3
GED or alternative credential	408	9.1
Some college, less than 1 year	517	11.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	634	14.1
Associate's degree	650	14.5
Bachelor's degree	353	7.9
Master's degree	176	3.9
Professional school degree	183	4.1
Doctorate degree	99	2.2

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