Eagle Valley Times

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

This was 9.4 percent lower than the state average of 33.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 55,667.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,294	13.1
Regular high school diploma	10,625	26.4
GED or alternative credential	2,639	6.5
Some college, less than 1 year	3,953	9.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,910	19.6
Associate's degree	4,295	10.7
Bachelor's degree	3,909	9.7
Master's degree	1,290	3.2
Professional school degree	273	0.7
Doctorate degree	114	0.3

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