21 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Flanders

By Suffolk Reporter

Jul 27, 2022

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

This was 25.3 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,170.

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

Degree distribution in Flanders for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	798	24.4
Regular high school diploma	937	28.7
GED or alternative credential	203	6.2
Some college, less than 1 year	142	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	503	15.4
Associate's degree	195	6
Bachelor's degree	338	10.3
Master's degree	113	3.5
Professional school degree	40	1.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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

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