Eastern Shore Times

33 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Painter in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 12.8 percent lower than the state average of 45.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 272.

81.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Painter residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	32	18.2
Regular high school diploma	32	18.2
GED or alternative credential	17	9.7
Some college, less than 1 year	6	3.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	31	17.6
Associate's degree	20	11.4
Bachelor's degree	34	19.3
Master's degree	3	1.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	1	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.