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

This number was 25.7 percent higher than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 85.

100 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Altoona 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	0	0
Regular high school diploma	12	23.1
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6	11.5
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	14	26.9
Master's degree	20	38.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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