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

This was 11.4 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,480.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	30	2.6
Regular high school diploma	239	20.8
GED or alternative credential	5	0.4
Some college, less than 1 year	50	4.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	149	13
Associate's degree	114	9.9
Bachelor's degree	347	30.3
Master's degree	146	12.7
Professional school degree	38	3.3
Doctorate degree	29	2.5

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