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

This was 3.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,146.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	281	6.2
Regular high school diploma	756	16.7
GED or alternative credential	46	1
Some college, less than 1 year	389	8.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,301	28.8
Associate's degree	397	8.8
Bachelor's degree	1,160	25.7
Master's degree	93	2.1
Professional school degree	73	1.6
Doctorate degree	22	0.5

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