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

This number was 15.6 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 6,362.

78 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hamlet 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	826	22
Regular high school diploma	878	23.3
GED or alternative credential	233	6.2
Some college, less than 1 year	226	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	679	18.1
Associate's degree	347	9.2
Bachelor's degree	424	11.3
Master's degree	132	3.5
Professional school degree	6	0.2
Doctorate degree	10	0.3

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