Foothills Review

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

This was 16.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,885.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,200	15.8
Regular high school diploma	2,688	35.4
GED or alternative credential	394	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	297	3.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,054	13.9
Associate's degree	654	8.6
Bachelor's degree	899	11.9
Master's degree	336	4.4
Professional school degree	64	0.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

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