WC New Mexico News

16 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Thoreau in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.7 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,641.

72.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Thoreau residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	230	27.5
Regular high school diploma	237	28.4
GED or alternative credential	37	4.4
Some college, less than 1 year	25	3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	172	20.6
Associate's degree	98	11.7
Bachelor's degree	25	3
Master's degree	11	1.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.