Columbia News

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

This was 6.3 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,300.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	738	12.3
Regular high school diploma	1,475	24.6
GED or alternative credential	581	9.7
Some college, less than 1 year	507	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	797	13.3
Associate's degree	643	10.7
Bachelor's degree	887	14.8
Master's degree	259	4.3
Professional school degree	44	0.7
Doctorate degree	68	1.1

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