Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 22.3 percent higher than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,829.

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

Southern Shores 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	48	2.1
Regular high school diploma	234	10.2
GED or alternative credential	76	3.3
Some college less than 1 year	104	4.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	423	18.4
Associate's degree	171	7.5
Bachelor's degree	725	31.6
Master's degree	373	16.3
Professional school degree	64	2.8
Doctorate degree	76	3.3

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