NW New Mexico News

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

This was 17.6 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,738.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	360	20.4
Regular high school diploma	557	31.6
GED or alternative credential	123	7
Some college, less than 1 year	118	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	265	15
Associate's degree	185	10.5
Bachelor's degree	101	5.7
Master's degree	47	2.7
Professional school degree	8	0.5
Doctorate degree	1	less than 0.1

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