South West Illinois News

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

This was 10.1 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,208.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22	2.7
Regular high school diploma	214	26
GED or alternative credential	86	10.4
Some college, less than 1 year	134	16.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	91	11
Associate's degree	58	7
Bachelor's degree	164	19.9
Master's degree	41	5
Professional school degree	5	0.6
Doctorate degree	9	1.1

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