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

This number was 24.5 percent higher than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 26,453.

96.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Plainview 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	618	3.3
Regular high school diploma	2,712	14.6
GED or alternative credential	299	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	766	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,238	6.6
Associate's degree	955	5.1
Bachelor's degree	6,206	33.3
Master's degree	4,192	22.5
Professional school degree	1,281	6.9
Doctorate degree	355	1.9

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