Dayton Reporter

27.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Dayton in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.6 percent lower than the state average of 35.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 140,939.

83 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Dayton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14,954	17
Regular high school diploma	20,887	23.8
GED or alternative credential	4,710	5.4
Some college less than 1 year	7,321	8.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	16,106	18.3
Associate's degree	8,323	9.5
Bachelor's degree	9,715	11.1
Master's degree	4,781	5.4
Professional school degree	641	0.7
Doctorate degree	436	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.