Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 26.5 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,343.

99.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Pine Knoll Shores 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	9	0.8
Regular high school diploma	114	9.8
GED or alternative credential	16	1.4
Some college, less than 1 year	40	3.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	201	17.2
Associate's degree	164	14.1
Bachelor's degree	357	30.6
Master's degree	198	17
Professional school degree	40	3.4
Doctorate degree	28	2.4

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