Spartanburg Reporter

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

This number was 27.8 percent lower than the state average of 36.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,703.

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

Southern Shops 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	953	45.4
Regular high school diploma	474	22.6
GED or alternative credential	173	8.2
Some college less than 1 year	103	4.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	218	10.4
Associate's degree	57	2.7
Bachelor's degree	114	5.4
Master's degree	7	0.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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