Buffalo Ledger

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

This was 10.4 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,087.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	510	6.5
Regular high school diploma	2,592	33.1
GED or alternative credential	259	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	659	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,002	12.8
Associate's degree	933	11.9
Bachelor's degree	1,196	15.3
Master's degree	580	7.4
Professional school degree	73	0.9
Doctorate degree	26	0.3

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