56.6 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Wading River

By Suffolk Reporter

May 2, 2022

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

This was 10.3 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,139.

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

Degree distribution in Wading River for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	291	5
Regular high school diploma	902	15.5
GED or alternative credential	99	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	419	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	814	14
Associate's degree	545	9.4
Bachelor's degree	1,405	24.1
Master's degree	1,069	18.4
Professional school degree	158	2.7
Doctorate degree	116	2

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

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