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

This number was 15.0 percent lower than the state average of 44.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 4,593.

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

Buckley 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	390	12
Regular high school diploma	894	27.5
GED or alternative credential	111	3.4
Some college less than 1 year	353	10.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	553	17
Associate's degree	385	11.8
Bachelor's degree	343	10.5
Master's degree	186	5.7
Professional school degree	32	1
Doctorate degree	6	0.2

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