Central Georgia News

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

This was 24.5 percent lower than the state average of 40.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 447.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	37	10.4
Regular high school diploma	184	51.5
GED or alternative credential	8	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	72	20.2
Associate's degree	7	2
Bachelor's degree	38	10.6
Master's degree	11	3.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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