North Panhandle Times

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

This number was 5.0 percent lower than the state average of 26.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,772.

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

McMechen 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	95	7.9
Regular high school diploma	524	43.8
GED or alternative credential	79	6.6
Some college less than 1 year	60	5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	176	14.7
Associate's degree	116	9.7
Bachelor's degree	78	6.5
Master's degree	54	4.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	13	1.1

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