Little Apple Times

59.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Manhattan in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.5 percent higher than the state average of 40.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 55,427.

95.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Manhattan residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,125	4.1
Regular high school diploma	3,135	11.5
GED or alternative credential	567	2.1
Some college less than 1 year	1,861	6.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	4,473	16.4
Associate's degree	2,014	7.4
Bachelor's degree	7,267	26.6
Master's degree	4,011	14.7
Professional school degree	901	3.3
Doctorate degree	1,915	7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.