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

This was 4.2 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 18,686.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	623	4.5
Regular high school diploma	3,226	23.4
GED or alternative credential	227	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	903	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,686	12.2
Associate's degree	1,068	7.8
Bachelor's degree	4,039	29.3
Master's degree	1,617	11.7
Professional school degree	255	1.9
Doctorate degree	122	0.9

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