East Hudson Valley News

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

This was 16.4 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,639.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	733	18.2
Regular high school diploma	1,006	25
GED or alternative credential	172	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	373	9.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	537	13.3
Associate's degree	439	10.9
Bachelor's degree	459	11.4
Master's degree	211	5.2
Professional school degree	85	2.1
Doctorate degree	10	0.2

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