SW New Mexico News

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

This number was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 14,437.

57.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Chaparral 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	3,588	42.3
Regular high school diploma	1,019	12
GED or alternative credential	614	7.2
Some college, less than 1 year	340	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,149	13.6
Associate's degree	814	9.6
Bachelor's degree	735	8.7
Master's degree	115	1.4
Professional school degree	79	0.9
Doctorate degree	26	0.3

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