Somerset Times

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

This was 7.2 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,445.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,068	14
Regular high school diploma	3,591	24.4
GED or alternative credential	407	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	911	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,829	12.4
Associate's degree	1,560	10.6
Bachelor's degree	3,040	20.6
Master's degree	955	6.5
Professional school degree	145	1
Doctorate degree	217	1.5

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