South Jersey Sun

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

This number was 17.9 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,424.

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

Avalon 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	24	1.9
Regular high school diploma	236	18.4
GED or alternative credential	13	1
Some college less than 1 year	77	6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	132	10.3
Associate's degree	52	4
Bachelor's degree	399	31.1
Master's degree	209	16.3
Professional school degree	95	7.4
Doctorate degree	48	3.7

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