Macon Times

7.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 29.5 percent lower than the state average of 37.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 403.

66.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Salem residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	109	33.1
Regular high school diploma	124	37.7
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college less than 1 year	50	15.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	20	6.1
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	18	5.5
Master's degree	2	0.6
Professional school degree	6	1.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.