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

This number was 16.3 percent lower than the state average of 45.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 8,069.

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

Vinton 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	652	12
Regular high school diploma	1,824	33.5
GED or alternative credential	265	4.9
Some college less than 1 year	503	9.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	634	11.6
Associate's degree	447	8.2
Bachelor's degree	905	16.6
Master's degree	187	3.4
Professional school degree	17	0.3
Doctorate degree	14	0.3

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