Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 11.4 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,619.

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

Wanchese 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	105	9.5
Regular high school diploma	337	30.5
GED or alternative credential	73	6.6
Some college less than 1 year	60	5.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	224	20.3
Associate's degree	125	11.3
Bachelor's degree	147	13.3
Master's degree	18	1.6
Professional school degree	11	1
Doctorate degree	5	0.5

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