Cabarrus Today

31.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Albemarle in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 10.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 16,073.

84.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,715	15.5
Regular high school diploma	2,665	24.1
GED or alternative credential	615	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	688	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,916	17.3
Associate's degree	1,568	14.2
Bachelor's degree	1,398	12.6
Master's degree	338	3.1
Professional school degree	139	1.3
Doctorate degree	24	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.