SW New Mexico News

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

This number was 17.2 percent higher than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 154.

76.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hillsboro 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	33	23.9
Regular high school diploma	0	0
GED or alternative credential	12	8.7
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	20	14.5
Associate's degree	27	19.6
Bachelor's degree	36	26.1
Master's degree	10	7.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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