Wiregrass Times

13.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cottonwood town in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 20.7 percent lower than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,294.

78.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cottonwood town residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	200	21.9
Regular high school diploma	293	32.1
GED or alternative credential	50	5.5
Some college, less than 1 year	45	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	204	22.3
Associate's degree	34	3.7
Bachelor's degree	71	7.8
Master's degree	8	0.9
Professional school degree	8	0.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.