Union County Review

62.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mountainside in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.1 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,907.

95.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Mountainside residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	209	4.2
Regular high school diploma	929	18.5
GED or alternative credential	79	1.6
Some college less than 1 year	207	4.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	453	9
Associate's degree	456	9.1
Bachelor's degree	1,568	31.2
Master's degree	774	15.4
Professional school degree	251	5
Doctorate degree	101	2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.