New River Valley Times

73.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cascades in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 28.4 percent higher than the state average of 45.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 12,132.

96.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Cascades residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	300	3.6
Regular high school diploma	553	6.6
GED or alternative credential	76	0.9
Some college less than 1 year	270	3.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,021	12.2
Associate's degree	468	5.6
Bachelor's degree	3,307	39.5
Master's degree	1,917	22.9
Professional school degree	308	3.7
Doctorate degree	146	1.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.