South OKC News

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

This was 12.4 percent lower than the state average of 34.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,508.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	876	20.6
Regular high school diploma	1,219	28.7
GED or alternative credential	182	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	361	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	673	15.8
Associate's degree	162	3.8
Bachelor's degree	555	13.1
Master's degree	190	4.5
Professional school degree	29	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

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