Somerset Times

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

This number was 11.3 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 21,501.

85.2 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,095	14.8
Regular high school diploma	3,629	25.6
GED or alternative credential	419	3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,055	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,022	14.3
Associate's degree	1,268	8.9
Bachelor's degree	2,578	18.2
Master's degree	794	5.6
Professional school degree	149	1.1
Doctorate degree	167	1.2

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