Upstate SC News

33.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Central in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 2.5 percent lower than the state average of 36.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,161.

84.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Central residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	387	15.9
Regular high school diploma	723	29.7
GED or alternative credential	89	3.7
Some college less than 1 year	72	3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	339	13.9
Associate's degree	256	10.5
Bachelor's degree	330	13.6
Master's degree	188	7.7
Professional school degree	34	1.4
Doctorate degree	15	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.