Cabarrus Today

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

This was 12.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,439.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	367	14.4
Regular high school diploma	758	29.8
GED or alternative credential	96	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	158	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	406	16
Associate's degree	166	6.5
Bachelor's degree	469	18.5
Master's degree	120	4.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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