Fort Smith Times

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

This number was 10.7 percent lower than the state average of 30.2 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 506.

80.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hector town 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	65	19.5
Regular high school diploma	115	34.5
GED or alternative credential	43	12.9
Some college, less than 1 year	22	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	23	6.9
Associate's degree	16	4.8
Bachelor's degree	29	8.7
Master's degree	17	5.1
Professional school degree	3	0.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

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