NW Missouri Times

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

This was 24.7 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 323.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	28	11
Regular high school diploma	139	54.5
GED or alternative credential	8	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	4	1.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	42	16.5
Associate's degree	14	5.5
Bachelor's degree	5	2
Master's degree	6	2.4
Professional school degree	9	3.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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