New River Valley Times

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

This was 37.7 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 229.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22	12.5
Regular high school diploma	32	18.2
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	59	33.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	46	26.1
Associate's degree	8	4.5
Bachelor's degree	0	0
Master's degree	9	5.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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