Nortex Times

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

This number was 17.3 percent lower than the state average of 37.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,276.

72.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Paducah 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	226	27.6
Regular high school diploma	164	20
GED or alternative credential	69	8.4
Some college, less than 1 year	54	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	144	17.6
Associate's degree	29	3.5
Bachelor's degree	84	10.3
Master's degree	43	5.3
Professional school degree	4	0.5
Doctorate degree	2	0.2

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