Little Apple Times

58.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Manhattan in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.5 percent higher than the state average of 42.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 55,290.

95.5 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,204	4.5
Regular high school diploma	3,537	13.2
GED or alternative credential	488	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	2,015	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,866	14.4
Associate's degree	1,781	6.6
Bachelor's degree	7,209	26.9
Master's degree	4,200	15.7
Professional school degree	693	2.6
Doctorate degree	1,821	6.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.