Illinois Valley Times

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

This was 12.9 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,720.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	294	7
Regular high school diploma	1,354	32.2
GED or alternative credential	195	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	418	9.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	647	15.4
Associate's degree	490	11.7
Bachelor's degree	503	12
Master's degree	237	5.6
Professional school degree	47	1.1
Doctorate degree	20	0.5

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