West Massachusetts News

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

This number was 19.5 percent lower than the state average of 51.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 753.

85.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Housatonic 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	77	14.6
Regular high school diploma	177	33.5
GED or alternative credential	2	0.4
Some college, less than 1 year	42	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	62	11.7
Associate's degree	35	6.6
Bachelor's degree	105	19.9
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	28	5.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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