Lynchburg Reporter

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

This number was 7 percent lower than the state average of 46.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,356.

93 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Piney Mountain 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	64	7
Regular high school diploma	192	21.1
GED or alternative credential	24	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	66	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	206	22.6
Associate's degree	116	12.7
Bachelor's degree	143	15.7
Master's degree	82	9
Professional school degree	19	2.1
Doctorate degree	0	0

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