Rocky Mount Today

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

This was 9.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,806.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,202	15.3
Regular high school diploma	1,660	21.1
GED or alternative credential	739	9.4
Some college, less than 1 year	420	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,297	16.5
Associate's degree	588	7.5
Bachelor's degree	1,339	17
Master's degree	409	5.2
Professional school degree	155	2
Doctorate degree	58	0.7

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