Gadsden Today

11.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Altoona town in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 21.3 percent lower than the state average of 33.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 890.

78.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Altoona town residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	122	21.7
Regular high school diploma	195	34.6
GED or alternative credential	27	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	38	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	114	20.2
Associate's degree	39	6.9
Bachelor's degree	12	2.1
Master's degree	14	2.5
Professional school degree	2	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.