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

This was 0.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,659.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	383	12.5
Regular high school diploma	469	15.3
GED or alternative credential	237	7.7
Some college, less than 1 year	173	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	524	17.1
Associate's degree	322	10.5
Bachelor's degree	651	21.3
Master's degree	174	5.7
Professional school degree	93	3
Doctorate degree	34	1.1

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