South West Illinois News

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

This was 25.2 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 961.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	119	16.7
Regular high school diploma	156	21.8
GED or alternative credential	67	9.4
Some college, less than 1 year	70	9.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	170	23.8
Associate's degree	51	7.1
Bachelor's degree	68	9.5
Master's degree	13	1.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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