SE Oakland News

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

This was 42.1 percent higher than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,272.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	160	1.1
Regular high school diploma	947	6.4
GED or alternative credential	97	0.7
Some college, less than 1 year	323	2.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,186	8
Associate's degree	652	4.4
Bachelor's degree	5,757	38.8
Master's degree	3,545	23.9
Professional school degree	1,851	12.5
Doctorate degree	326	2.2

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