West Massachusetts News

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

This was 21.2 percent lower than the state average of 52.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 12,897.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,020	11.6
Regular high school diploma	2,749	31.2
GED or alternative credential	542	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	834	9.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	933	10.6
Associate's degree	742	8.4
Bachelor's degree	1,103	12.5
Master's degree	761	8.6
Professional school degree	26	0.3
Doctorate degree	105	1.2

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