Spartanburg Reporter

10.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Southern Shops in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 27.4 percent lower than the state average of 37.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 3,592.

60.9 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	900	39.1
Regular high school diploma	517	22.5
GED or alternative credential	208	9
Some college, less than 1 year	115	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	319	13.9
Associate's degree	97	4.2
Bachelor's degree	129	5.6
Master's degree	15	0.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.