78.4 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Pennington

By Mercer Times

Apr 7, 2022

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

This was 31 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,553.

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

Degree distribution in Pennington for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	32	1.8
Regular high school diploma	177	9.7
GED or alternative credential	11	0.6
Some college, less than 1 year	25	1.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	148	8.1
Associate's degree	55	3
Bachelor's degree	567	31.2
Master's degree	438	24.1
Professional school degree	199	11
Doctorate degree	165	9.1