Columbia News

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

This was 11.3 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 209.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3	2.5
Regular high school diploma	43	35.8
GED or alternative credential	13	10.8
Some college, less than 1 year	16	13.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	13	10.8
Associate's degree	8	6.7
Bachelor's degree	23	19.2
Master's degree	1	0.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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