Upstate SC News

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

This was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,436.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	623	20
Regular high school diploma	824	26.5
GED or alternative credential	370	11.9
Some college, less than 1 year	211	6.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	333	10.7
Associate's degree	371	11.9
Bachelor's degree	232	7.5
Master's degree	134	4.3
Professional school degree	9	0.3
Doctorate degree	3	less than 0.1

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