Westchester Reporter

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

This was 7 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 67,623.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	7,459	15
Regular high school diploma	10,912	22
GED or alternative credential	2,014	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	2,188	4.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,550	15.2
Associate's degree	4,164	8.4
Bachelor's degree	8,786	17.7
Master's degree	5,284	10.7
Professional school degree	868	1.7
Doctorate degree	387	0.8

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