Newark Reporter

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

This was 25.8 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 281,917.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	43,321	23.5
Regular high school diploma	59,821	32.5
GED or alternative credential	7,203	3.9
Some college, less than 1 year	8,300	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	25,702	14
Associate's degree	11,288	6.1
Bachelor's degree	20,077	10.9
Master's degree	5,998	3.3
Professional school degree	1,478	0.8
Doctorate degree	912	0.5

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