57.3 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Westwood

By Kalamazoo Times

Apr 4, 2022

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

This was 17.7 percent higher than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,247.

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

Degree distribution in Westwood for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	150	2.6
Regular high school diploma	883	15.4
GED or alternative credential	90	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	300	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,024	17.9
Associate's degree	295	5.2
Bachelor's degree	1,857	32.4
Master's degree	846	14.8
Professional school degree	63	1.1
Doctorate degree	220	3.8

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

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