Westchester Reporter

60.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pelham in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.2 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 7,016.

93.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Pelham residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	313	6.7
Regular high school diploma	943	20.2
GED or alternative credential	64	1.4
Some college less than 1 year	103	2.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	435	9.3
Associate's degree	258	5.5
Bachelor's degree	1,173	25.1
Master's degree	866	18.5
Professional school degree	341	7.3
Doctorate degree	174	3.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.