Suffolk Reporter

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

This number was 7.8 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 42,665.

90 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many West Babylon 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	3,055	10
Regular high school diploma	9,420	30.9
GED or alternative credential	1,067	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,844	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,645	12
Associate's degree	3,000	9.9
Bachelor's degree	5,034	16.5
Master's degree	2,669	8.8
Professional school degree	519	1.7
Doctorate degree	200	0.7

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