St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

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

This number was 12.2 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 7,138.

84.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Fair Plain 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	790	15.5
Regular high school diploma	1,203	23.6
GED or alternative credential	203	4
Some college, less than 1 year	495	9.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,087	21.4
Associate's degree	550	10.8
Bachelor's degree	405	8
Master's degree	335	6.6
Professional school degree	11	0.2
Doctorate degree	12	0.2

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