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

This was 2.3 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 14,766.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	518	5
Regular high school diploma	2,443	23.5
GED or alternative credential	585	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	620	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,176	11.3
Associate's degree	1,150	11.1
Bachelor's degree	2,376	22.9
Master's degree	1,331	12.8
Professional school degree	157	1.5
Doctorate degree	38	0.4

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