East Central Texas News

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

This was 22.4 percent lower than the state average of 38.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,319.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,052	21.3
Regular high school diploma	1,664	33.7
GED or alternative credential	347	7
Some college, less than 1 year	239	4.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	865	17.5
Associate's degree	191	3.9
Bachelor's degree	430	8.7
Master's degree	138	2.8
Professional school degree	6	0.1
Doctorate degree	11	0.2

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