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

This number was 4.5 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 9,485.

90.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hackettstown 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	579	9.3
Regular high school diploma	1,678	27.1
GED or alternative credential	103	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	394	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	852	13.7
Associate's degree	396	6.4
Bachelor's degree	1,414	22.8
Master's degree	650	10.5
Professional school degree	97	1.6
Doctorate degree	37	0.6

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