Passaic Today

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

This was 3.1 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 18,762.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,125	8
Regular high school diploma	3,256	23.3
GED or alternative credential	387	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	825	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,322	9.5
Associate's degree	1,068	7.6
Bachelor's degree	4,106	29.4
Master's degree	1,546	11.1
Professional school degree	175	1.3
Doctorate degree	169	1.2

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