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50.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairfax in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 4.6 percent higher than the state average of 45.9 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 928.

88.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Fairfax residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	72	11.3
Regular high school diploma	114	17.8
GED or alternative credential	12	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	45	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	73	11.4
Associate's degree	50	7.8
Bachelor's degree	87	13.6
Master's degree	91	14.2
Professional school degree	33	5.2
Doctorate degree	62	9.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.