Cabarrus Today

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

This number was 11 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 15,980.

84 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Albemarle 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	1,774	16
Regular high school diploma	2,918	26.4
GED or alternative credential	638	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	774	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,650	14.9
Associate's degree	1,296	11.7
Bachelor's degree	1,449	13.1
Master's degree	386	3.5
Professional school degree	162	1.5
Doctorate degree	14	0.1

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