Capital District Times

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

This number was 18.7 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,950.

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

Westmere 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	112	2.3
Regular high school diploma	870	18
GED or alternative credential	109	2.3
Some college less than 1 year	229	4.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	484	10
Associate's degree	927	19.2
Bachelor's degree	950	19.6
Master's degree	781	16.1
Professional school degree	195	4
Doctorate degree	180	3.7

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