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

This was 9.2 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,458.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	544	12.3
Regular high school diploma	1,111	25.1
GED or alternative credential	219	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	321	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	540	12.2
Associate's degree	334	7.5
Bachelor's degree	880	19.9
Master's degree	416	9.4
Professional school degree	30	0.7
Doctorate degree	31	0.7

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