Kent County Today

16.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cheswold in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 22.5 percent lower than the state average of 38.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,239.

85.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Cheswold residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	115	14.3
Regular high school diploma	276	34.3
GED or alternative credential	36	4.5
Some college less than 1 year	42	5.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	204	25.4
Associate's degree	24	3
Bachelor's degree	84	10.4
Master's degree	23	2.9
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.