North Central PA Times

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

This number was 18.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 5,667.

87.5 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	542	12.5
Regular high school diploma	1,925	44.6
GED or alternative credential	149	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	358	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	412	9.5
Associate's degree	471	10.9
Bachelor's degree	340	7.9
Master's degree	61	1.4
Professional school degree	52	1.2
Doctorate degree	9	0.2

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