Buffalo Ledger

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

This was 17.3 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 17,751.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,004	16.8
Regular high school diploma	3,617	30.3
GED or alternative credential	564	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	697	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,611	13.5
Associate's degree	1,436	12
Bachelor's degree	1,363	11.4
Master's degree	593	5
Professional school degree	27	0.2
Doctorate degree	44	0.4

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