Okeechobee Times

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

This was 30.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.5 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,665.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,351	42.9
Regular high school diploma	931	17
GED or alternative credential	1,016	18.5
Some college, less than 1 year	102	1.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	527	9.6
Associate's degree	213	3.9
Bachelor's degree	280	5.1
Master's degree	50	0.9
Professional school degree	6	0.1
Doctorate degree	5	less than 0.1

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