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

This was 2.9 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,817.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	366	5.1
Regular high school diploma	1,740	24.2
GED or alternative credential	166	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	517	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	862	12
Associate's degree	1,099	15.3
Bachelor's degree	1,405	19.6
Master's degree	856	11.9
Professional school degree	122	1.7
Doctorate degree	47	0.7

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