West RGV News

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

This was 16.8 percent lower than the state average of 38.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 78,689.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14,592	32.5
Regular high school diploma	10,415	23.2
GED or alternative credential	1,756	3.9
Some college, less than 1 year	2,174	4.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,378	14.2
Associate's degree	2,030	4.5
Bachelor's degree	5,619	12.5
Master's degree	1,676	3.7
Professional school degree	188	0.4
Doctorate degree	73	0.2

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