Buffalo Ledger

27.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lackawanna in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.5 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 17,859.

82.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lackawanna residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,085	17.8
Regular high school diploma	3,734	31.9
GED or alternative credential	740	6.3
Some college, less than 1 year	511	4.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,461	12.5
Associate's degree	1,455	12.4
Bachelor's degree	1,069	9.1
Master's degree	576	4.9
Professional school degree	45	0.4
Doctorate degree	33	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.