Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 31.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 314.

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

Fairfield 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	55	18.8
Regular high school diploma	111	38
GED or alternative credential	58	19.9
Some college less than 1 year	14	4.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	31	10.6
Associate's degree	12	4.1
Bachelor's degree	11	3.8
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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