North Austin News

55.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Travis County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.5 percent higher than the state average of 37.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,226,805.

89.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Travis County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	89,931	10.7
Regular high school diploma	117,196	13.9
GED or alternative credential	21,818	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	37,749	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	107,231	12.7
Associate's degree	47,745	5.7
Bachelor's degree	267,297	31.7
Master's degree	107,734	12.8
Professional school degree	26,783	3.2
Doctorate degree	19,546	2.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.