29.3 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in North Chicago

By Lake County Gazette

Apr 13, 2022

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

This was 14.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 29,967.

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

Degree distribution in North Chicago for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,603	18.6
Regular high school diploma	3,427	24.4
GED or alternative credential	386	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	1,052	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,443	17.4
Associate's degree	958	6.8
Bachelor's degree	2,071	14.8
Master's degree	700	5
Professional school degree	286	2
Doctorate degree	94	0.7