Union County Review

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

This number was 16.6 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 6,826.

96.3 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	184	3.7
Regular high school diploma	981	19.9
GED or alternative credential	83	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	145	2.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	435	8.8
Associate's degree	444	9
Bachelor's degree	1,532	31.1
Master's degree	751	15.3
Professional school degree	265	5.4
Doctorate degree	102	2.1

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