North Central PA Times

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

This number was 15.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 5,668.

87.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Mount Carmel 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	545	12.7
Regular high school diploma	1,866	43.6
GED or alternative credential	122	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	314	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	416	9.7
Associate's degree	486	11.3
Bachelor's degree	397	9.3
Master's degree	102	2.4
Professional school degree	13	0.3
Doctorate degree	22	0.5

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