North Pima News

11.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Nelson CDP in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 25.8 percent lower than the state average of 37.5 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 591.

93.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Nelson CDP residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	18	6.6
Regular high school diploma	68	24.8
GED or alternative credential	46	16.8
Some college, less than 1 year	30	10.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	80	29.2
Associate's degree	4	1.5
Bachelor's degree	28	10.2
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.