NW New Mexico News

15.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Tierra Amarilla in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.3 percent lower than the state average of 35 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 799.

90.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Tierra Amarilla residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	48	9.4
Regular high school diploma	113	22.2
GED or alternative credential	19	3.7
Some college less than 1 year	110	21.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	139	27.3
Associate's degree	32	6.3
Bachelor's degree	28	5.5
Master's degree	10	2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	10	2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.