Southern West Virginia News

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

This number was 2.4 percent higher than the state average of 28 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 755.

100 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Boomer 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	0	0
Regular high school diploma	75	16.9
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	12	2.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	222	50
Associate's degree	42	9.5
Bachelor's degree	61	13.7
Master's degree	32	7.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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