Upstate SC News

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

This was 2.1 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,424.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,093	16
Regular high school diploma	1,451	21.2
GED or alternative credential	186	2.7
Some college, less than 1 year	405	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,192	17.4
Associate's degree	708	10.3
Bachelor's degree	1,289	18.8
Master's degree	427	6.2
Professional school degree	53	0.8
Doctorate degree	38	0.6

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