South West Illinois News

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

This was 9.6 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 569.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	17	4.6
Regular high school diploma	71	19.2
GED or alternative credential	11	3
Some college, less than 1 year	51	13.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	94	25.4
Associate's degree	65	17.6
Bachelor's degree	52	14.1
Master's degree	9	2.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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