North STL News

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

This was 18.2 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,421.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	117	14.5
Regular high school diploma	234	29
GED or alternative credential	33	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	56	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	208	25.7
Associate's degree	58	7.2
Bachelor's degree	91	11.3
Master's degree	11	1.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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