Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 20.8 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 404.

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

Ocracoke 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	58	24.1
Regular high school diploma	74	30.7
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college less than 1 year	33	13.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	32	13.3
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	22	9.1
Master's degree	22	9.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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