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

This was 7.5 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,935.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	539	8.8
Regular high school diploma	1,483	24.3
GED or alternative credential	197	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	472	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	975	16
Associate's degree	724	11.9
Bachelor's degree	1,169	19.2
Master's degree	341	5.6
Professional school degree	173	2.8
Doctorate degree	25	0.4

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