Finger Lakes Today

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

This number was 9.7 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,886.

90.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Phelps 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	127	9.4
Regular high school diploma	392	29.1
GED or alternative credential	58	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	145	10.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	146	10.8
Associate's degree	231	17.1
Bachelor's degree	113	8.4
Master's degree	105	7.8
Professional school degree	26	1.9
Doctorate degree	5	0.4

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