Coal Region News

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

This number was 14.3 percent lower than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 940.

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

Bowmanstown 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	60	8.2
Regular high school diploma	317	43.5
GED or alternative credential	89	12.2
Some college less than 1 year	47	6.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	41	5.6
Associate's degree	71	9.8
Bachelor's degree	74	10.2
Master's degree	23	3.2
Professional school degree	6	0.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

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