North Panhandle Times

19.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Paden in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 9.4 percent lower than the state average of 28.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,841.

88 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	252	12
Regular high school diploma	796	38
GED or alternative credential	121	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	106	5.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	409	19.6
Associate's degree	192	9.2
Bachelor's degree	195	9.3
Master's degree	15	0.7
Professional school degree	6	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.