West Nova News

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

This was 26.3 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 32,526.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	835	4
Regular high school diploma	2,129	10.3
GED or alternative credential	230	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	658	3.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,600	7.7
Associate's degree	988	4.8
Bachelor's degree	7,082	34.2
Master's degree	6,252	30.2
Professional school degree	590	2.9
Doctorate degree	327	1.6

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