North Egypt News

31.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mount Vernon in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.5 percent lower than the state average of 42 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 14,804.

85.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Mount Vernon residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,472	14.6
Regular high school diploma	2,524	25
GED or alternative credential	417	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	950	9.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,561	15.5
Associate's degree	1,136	11.2
Bachelor's degree	1,132	11.2
Master's degree	648	6.4
Professional school degree	147	1.5
Doctorate degree	115	1.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.