St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

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

This was 16.7 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,082.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	162	12.8
Regular high school diploma	375	29.6
GED or alternative credential	41	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	133	10.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	267	21
Associate's degree	186	14.7
Bachelor's degree	72	5.7
Master's degree	30	2.4
Professional school degree	3	0.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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