Tri County News

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

This was 31 percent lower than the state average of 37.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 434.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	41	12.5
Regular high school diploma	158	48.2
GED or alternative credential	53	16.2
Some college, less than 1 year	24	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	30	9.1
Associate's degree	11	3.4
Bachelor's degree	9	2.7
Master's degree	2	0.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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