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

This was 18.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,366.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	772	18.2
Regular high school diploma	977	23.1
GED or alternative credential	246	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	294	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	956	22.6
Associate's degree	485	11.5
Bachelor's degree	395	9.3
Master's degree	95	2.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	14	0.3

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