Johnson City Times

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

This number was 17.1 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,284.

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

Central 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	478	27.6
Regular high school diploma	601	34.6
GED or alternative credential	129	7.4
Some college less than 1 year	104	6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	147	8.5
Associate's degree	51	2.9
Bachelor's degree	136	7.8
Master's degree	75	4.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	14	0.8

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