Northern Neck Times

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

This was 18.4 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,591.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	305	11.6
Regular high school diploma	822	31.2
GED or alternative credential	79	3
Some college, less than 1 year	269	10.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	396	15
Associate's degree	151	5.7
Bachelor's degree	316	12
Master's degree	201	7.6
Professional school degree	70	2.7
Doctorate degree	25	0.9

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