Housatonic Valley News

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

This number was 22.3 percent higher than the state average of 46.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 1,949.

96.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Newtown borough 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	48	3.8
Regular high school diploma	160	12.5
GED or alternative credential	14	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	43	3.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	133	10.4
Associate's degree	50	3.9
Bachelor's degree	454	35.5
Master's degree	265	20.7
Professional school degree	85	6.6
Doctorate degree	27	2.1

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