Somerset Times

31.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in North Plainfield in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 13.4 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 22,092.

86 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

North Plainfield residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,035	14
Regular high school diploma	4,472	30.8
GED or alternative credential	460	3.2
Some college less than 1 year	1,002	6.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,024	13.9
Associate's degree	1,066	7.3
Bachelor's degree	2,382	16.4
Master's degree	835	5.7
Professional school degree	113	0.8
Doctorate degree	145	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.