North New Castle News

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

This was 6.1 percent lower than the state average of 40.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 70,655.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,840	12
Regular high school diploma	16,859	34.5
GED or alternative credential	1,562	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,972	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,705	11.7
Associate's degree	2,851	5.8
Bachelor's degree	8,141	16.7
Master's degree	3,680	7.5
Professional school degree	1,330	2.7
Doctorate degree	887	1.8

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