East Kentucky Times

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

This number was 17.3 percent lower than the state average of 31.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 545.

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

Martin 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	106	31.3
Regular high school diploma	88	26
GED or alternative credential	22	6.5
Some college less than 1 year	16	4.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	60	17.7
Associate's degree	3	0.9
Bachelor's degree	18	5.3
Master's degree	17	5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	9	2.7

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