South KC News

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

This was 6.2 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,611.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	517	9.8
Regular high school diploma	1,730	32.7
GED or alternative credential	145	2.7
Some college, less than 1 year	716	13.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	503	9.5
Associate's degree	502	9.5
Bachelor's degree	860	16.2
Master's degree	301	5.7
Professional school degree	22	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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