Southside VA News

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

This was 30 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 656.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	60	11.2
Regular high school diploma	225	42.1
GED or alternative credential	47	8.8
Some college, less than 1 year	47	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	63	11.8
Associate's degree	42	7.9
Bachelor's degree	45	8.4
Master's degree	6	1.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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