Northwest PA News

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

This number was 25.6 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 788.

59.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Polk 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	244	40.7
Regular high school diploma	215	35.8
GED or alternative credential	14	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	25	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	21	3.5
Associate's degree	30	5
Bachelor's degree	41	6.8
Master's degree	10	1.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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