Union County Review

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

This number was 27.6 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 129,363.

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

Elizabeth 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	21,982	26.7
Regular high school diploma	29,799	36.2
GED or alternative credential	2,403	2.9
Some college less than 1 year	3,024	3.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	11,160	13.5
Associate's degree	3,784	4.6
Bachelor's degree	7,187	8.7
Master's degree	2,273	2.8
Professional school degree	620	0.8
Doctorate degree	156	0.2

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