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

This number was 13.9 percent lower than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 10,251.

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

Fairmont 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	555	7.5
Regular high school diploma	2,647	36
GED or alternative credential	259	3.5
Some college less than 1 year	526	7.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,012	13.8
Associate's degree	738	10
Bachelor's degree	1,207	16.4
Master's degree	308	4.2
Professional school degree	71	1
Doctorate degree	28	0.4

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