Upper Cumberland Times

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

This number was 21.5 percent lower than the state average of 34.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 5,171.

75.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lafayette 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	845	24.9
Regular high school diploma	918	27
GED or alternative credential	595	17.5
Some college, less than 1 year	198	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	395	11.6
Associate's degree	245	7.2
Bachelor's degree	77	2.3
Master's degree	44	1.3
Professional school degree	23	0.7
Doctorate degree	56	1.6

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