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

This was 11.5 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,810.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	446	6.5
Regular high school diploma	1,487	21.7
GED or alternative credential	26	0.4
Some college, less than 1 year	277	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	658	9.6
Associate's degree	630	9.2
Bachelor's degree	1,981	28.9
Master's degree	925	13.5
Professional school degree	355	5.2
Doctorate degree	77	1.1

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