Central Missouri News

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

This was 17 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,254.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	171	19.3
Regular high school diploma	274	30.9
GED or alternative credential	75	8.5
Some college, less than 1 year	55	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	125	14.1
Associate's degree	74	8.4
Bachelor's degree	97	10.9
Master's degree	15	1.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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