WC Minnesota News

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

This was 28 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,135.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	73	9.6
Regular high school diploma	280	36.6
GED or alternative credential	14	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	22	2.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	219	28.7
Associate's degree	81	10.6
Bachelor's degree	59	7.7
Master's degree	6	0.8
Professional school degree	10	1.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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