Erie County Times

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

This was 10.5 percent lower than the state average of 41 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 96,616.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8,543	13.4
Regular high school diploma	19,937	31.3
GED or alternative credential	4,632	7.3
Some college, less than 1 year	3,955	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,167	11.3
Associate's degree	5,442	8.5
Bachelor's degree	9,666	15.2
Master's degree	3,371	5.3
Professional school degree	470	0.7
Doctorate degree	485	0.8

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