SW Minnesota Today

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

This was 11.4 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,042.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	504	6.9
Regular high school diploma	2,280	31
GED or alternative credential	272	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	662	9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	908	12.4
Associate's degree	935	12.7
Bachelor's degree	1,271	17.3
Master's degree	399	5.4
Professional school degree	61	0.8
Doctorate degree	51	0.7

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