Youngstown Times

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

This number was 12.1 percent lower than the state average of 36.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 4,493.

88.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many East Palestine 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	350	11.2
Regular high school diploma	1,237	39.7
GED or alternative credential	67	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	234	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	452	14.5
Associate's degree	265	8.5
Bachelor's degree	404	13
Master's degree	96	3.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	7	0.2

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