Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 11.1 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 2,403.

99 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cape Carteret 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	17	1
Regular high school diploma	321	18.8
GED or alternative credential	65	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	128	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	287	16.9
Associate's degree	216	12.7
Bachelor's degree	394	23.1
Master's degree	223	13.1
Professional school degree	48	2.8
Doctorate degree	4	0.2

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