Will County Gazette

53 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Lenox in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.3 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 26,454.

97.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many New Lenox residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	439	2.5
Regular high school diploma	3,820	22.2
GED or alternative credential	215	1.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,161	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,461	14.3
Associate's degree	2,168	12.6
Bachelor's degree	4,321	25.1
Master's degree	2,202	12.8
Professional school degree	210	1.2
Doctorate degree	246	1.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.