South Sound Times

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

This was 13.2 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,854.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	205	5.8
Regular high school diploma	1,057	30.1
GED or alternative credential	104	3
Some college, less than 1 year	329	9.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	633	18
Associate's degree	433	12.3
Bachelor's degree	563	16.1
Master's degree	94	2.7
Professional school degree	73	2.1
Doctorate degree	16	0.5

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