North Wichita News

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

This was 1.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 18,846.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,272	9.9
Regular high school diploma	2,535	19.8
GED or alternative credential	638	5
Some college, less than 1 year	1,320	10.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,825	14.2
Associate's degree	1,380	10.8
Bachelor's degree	2,509	19.6
Master's degree	904	7.1
Professional school degree	390	3
Doctorate degree	48	0.4

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