Union County Review

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

This was 16.5 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,859.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	255	5
Regular high school diploma	912	18
GED or alternative credential	33	0.7
Some college, less than 1 year	120	2.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	508	10
Associate's degree	324	6.4
Bachelor's degree	1,610	31.8
Master's degree	924	18.2
Professional school degree	250	4.9
Doctorate degree	129	2.5

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