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57.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cave Spring in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.3 percent higher than the state average of 46.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 26,001.

95.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cave Spring residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	887	4.7
Regular high school diploma	3,254	17.4
GED or alternative credential	201	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,075	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,491	13.3
Associate's degree	2,092	11.2
Bachelor's degree	5,252	28
Master's degree	2,204	11.8
Professional school degree	785	4.2
Doctorate degree	512	2.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.