Buffalo Ledger

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

This number was 16 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 17,831.

82 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,145	18
Regular high school diploma	3,569	30
GED or alternative credential	601	5.1
Some college, less than 1 year	614	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,484	12.5
Associate's degree	1,548	13
Bachelor's degree	1,264	10.6
Master's degree	570	4.8
Professional school degree	56	0.5
Doctorate degree	43	0.4

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