Oakland City Wire

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

This was 29.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 35,301.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9,761	44.5
Regular high school diploma	5,902	26.9
GED or alternative credential	318	1.4
Some college, less than 1 year	559	2.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,601	11.9
Associate's degree	983	4.5
Bachelor's degree	1,645	7.5
Master's degree	110	0.5
Professional school degree	48	0.2
Doctorate degree	18	less than 0.1

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