Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 2.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 4,170.

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

Beaufort 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	340	10.2
Regular high school diploma	606	18.1
GED or alternative credential	112	3.4
Some college less than 1 year	265	7.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	784	23.5
Associate's degree	341	10.2
Bachelor's degree	512	15.3
Master's degree	257	7.7
Professional school degree	49	1.5
Doctorate degree	75	2.2

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