Columbia News

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

This was 2.3 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 230.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6	3.2
Regular high school diploma	44	23.8
GED or alternative credential	14	7.6
Some college, less than 1 year	22	11.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	33	17.8
Associate's degree	30	16.2
Bachelor's degree	18	9.7
Master's degree	15	8.1
Professional school degree	2	1.1
Doctorate degree	1	0.5

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