Wiregrass Times

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

This was 15.5 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,133.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	160	19.8
Regular high school diploma	229	28.3
GED or alternative credential	42	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	33	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	187	23.1
Associate's degree	33	4.1
Bachelor's degree	99	12.2
Master's degree	20	2.5
Professional school degree	6	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

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