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

This was 6.3 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,595.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	441	7.7
Regular high school diploma	1,466	25.7
GED or alternative credential	309	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	592	10.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	819	14.4
Associate's degree	789	13.8
Bachelor's degree	708	12.4
Master's degree	506	8.9
Professional school degree	50	0.9
Doctorate degree	23	0.4

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