Montgomery News

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

This was 11.8 percent higher than the state average of 47.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 67,878.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,197	11.1
Regular high school diploma	6,920	14.8
GED or alternative credential	543	1.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,349	2.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,913	10.5
Associate's degree	2,814	6
Bachelor's degree	13,067	27.9
Master's degree	7,907	16.9
Professional school degree	1,495	3.2
Doctorate degree	2,569	5.5

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