Western South Dakota News

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

This number was 12.8 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,019.

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

Martin 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	86	13.6
Regular high school diploma	168	26.6
GED or alternative credential	21	3.3
Some college less than 1 year	43	6.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	147	23.3
Associate's degree	49	7.8
Bachelor's degree	95	15
Master's degree	17	2.7
Professional school degree	4	0.6
Doctorate degree	2	0.3

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