SW New Mexico News

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

This number was 8.4 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,393.

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

Elephant Butte 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	100	8.2
Regular high school diploma	349	28.6
GED or alternative credential	75	6.2
Some college less than 1 year	136	11.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	235	19.3
Associate's degree	149	12.2
Bachelor's degree	92	7.5
Master's degree	73	6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	10	0.8

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