West Texas News

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

This was 23.5 percent lower than the state average of 38.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,431.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,012	32.5
Regular high school diploma	1,411	22.8
GED or alternative credential	492	8
Some college, less than 1 year	336	5.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,028	16.6
Associate's degree	242	3.9
Bachelor's degree	469	7.6
Master's degree	94	1.5
Professional school degree	83	1.3
Doctorate degree	15	0.2

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