Macon Times

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

This was 15.3 percent lower than the state average of 40.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,771.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,211	21.5
Regular high school diploma	1,106	19.6
GED or alternative credential	363	6.4
Some college, less than 1 year	217	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,339	23.7
Associate's degree	597	10.6
Bachelor's degree	561	9.9
Master's degree	181	3.2
Professional school degree	35	0.6
Doctorate degree	30	0.5

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