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21.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Belding in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.4 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 5,737.

89.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Belding residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	378	10.4
Regular high school diploma	1,203	33
GED or alternative credential	268	7.4
Some college, less than 1 year	362	9.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	645	17.7
Associate's degree	324	8.9
Bachelor's degree	361	9.9
Master's degree	92	2.5
Professional school degree	1	less than 0.1
Doctorate degree	10	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.