River Valley Today

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

This number was 0.5 percent higher than the state average of 40.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,974.

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

Farmingdale 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	154	11
Regular high school diploma	306	21.8
GED or alternative credential	108	7.7
Some college less than 1 year	155	11
Some college 1 or more years no degree	109	7.8
Associate's degree	104	7.4
Bachelor's degree	312	22.2
Master's degree	158	11.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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