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

This number was 2.8 percent higher than the state average of 40.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 6,754.

95.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Nevada 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	212	4.6
Regular high school diploma	1,034	22.7
GED or alternative credential	183	4
Some college, less than 1 year	401	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	776	17
Associate's degree	575	12.6
Bachelor's degree	1,053	23.1
Master's degree	267	5.9
Professional school degree	21	0.5
Doctorate degree	39	0.9

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