NE New Mexico News

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

This was 13.2 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,020.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	637	14.3
Regular high school diploma	1,272	28.6
GED or alternative credential	405	9.1
Some college, less than 1 year	375	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	705	15.8
Associate's degree	395	8.9
Bachelor's degree	388	8.7
Master's degree	174	3.9
Professional school degree	64	1.4
Doctorate degree	37	0.8

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