East Kentucky Times

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

This was 8.7 percent lower than the state average of 33.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,537.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	624	30.7
Regular high school diploma	534	26.2
GED or alternative credential	58	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	75	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	237	11.6
Associate's degree	152	7.5
Bachelor's degree	227	11.2
Master's degree	58	2.9
Professional school degree	66	3.2
Doctorate degree	4	0.2

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