Illinois Valley Times

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

This was 14.5 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 108,998.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8,000	10.4
Regular high school diploma	23,183	30.1
GED or alternative credential	4,307	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	7,766	10.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	11,190	14.5
Associate's degree	8,360	10.9
Bachelor's degree	9,325	12.1
Master's degree	3,809	5
Professional school degree	561	0.7
Doctorate degree	441	0.6

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