Monmouth Times

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

This number was 10.2 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,719.

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

Belmar 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	355	7.8
Regular high school diploma	860	18.9
GED or alternative credential	66	1.4
Some college less than 1 year	181	4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	597	13.1
Associate's degree	153	3.4
Bachelor's degree	1,638	35.9
Master's degree	603	13.2
Professional school degree	88	1.9
Doctorate degree	16	0.4

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