Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 1.5 percent higher than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,485.

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

Manteo 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	49	4.3
Regular high school diploma	281	24.5
GED or alternative credential	2	0.2
Some college less than 1 year	169	14.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	180	15.7
Associate's degree	51	4.5
Bachelor's degree	273	23.8
Master's degree	96	8.4
Professional school degree	36	3.1
Doctorate degree	9	0.8

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