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

This was 4.6 percent lower than the state average of 28.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,498.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	574	12.4
Regular high school diploma	1,671	36.2
GED or alternative credential	232	5
Some college, less than 1 year	446	9.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	575	12.5
Associate's degree	380	8.2
Bachelor's degree	433	9.4
Master's degree	269	5.8
Professional school degree	23	0.5
Doctorate degree	15	0.3

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