Jefferson Reporter

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

This number was 12.2 percent lower than the state average of 34 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 468.

86.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many West Jefferson town 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	42	13.3
Regular high school diploma	113	35.8
GED or alternative credential	22	7
Some college, less than 1 year	24	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	46	14.6
Associate's degree	30	9.5
Bachelor's degree	17	5.4
Master's degree	13	4.1
Professional school degree	7	2.2
Doctorate degree	2	0.6

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