West Central PA News

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

This was 3.6 percent lower than the state average of 41 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 574.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	18	4.6
Regular high school diploma	127	32.7
GED or alternative credential	6	1.5
Some college, less than 1 year	36	9.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	56	14.4
Associate's degree	35	9
Bachelor's degree	103	26.5
Master's degree	7	1.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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