Housatonic Valley News

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

This was 20.8 percent higher than the state average of 47.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,921.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	38	2.9
Regular high school diploma	119	9.1
GED or alternative credential	22	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	49	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	182	13.9
Associate's degree	49	3.7
Bachelor's degree	486	37.2
Master's degree	243	18.6
Professional school degree	88	6.7
Doctorate degree	31	2.4

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