NW Valley Times

41.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Peoria city in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 4 percent higher than the state average of 37.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 164,572.

92.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Peoria city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8,154	7.3
Regular high school diploma	23,156	20.8
GED or alternative credential	4,133	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	9,584	8.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	20,156	18.1
Associate's degree	10,725	9.6
Bachelor's degree	23,369	21
Master's degree	9,168	8.2
Professional school degree	1,770	1.6
Doctorate degree	1,126	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.