Outer Banks Times

26.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ocracoke in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 14 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 706.

74.4 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	139	25.6
Regular high school diploma	110	20.3
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	147	27.1
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	126	23.2
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	20	3.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.