Central Colorado News

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

This number was 11.1 percent higher than the state average of 49.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 3,847.

96.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Basalt town 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	95	3.2
Regular high school diploma	396	13.2
GED or alternative credential	8	0.3
Some college, less than 1 year	160	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	527	17.6
Associate's degree	49	1.6
Bachelor's degree	1,263	42.2
Master's degree	402	13.4
Professional school degree	66	2.2
Doctorate degree	28	0.9

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