Outer Banks Times

21.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Waves in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 20.8 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 57.

100 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	0	0
Regular high school diploma	10	17.5
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	15	26.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	20	35.1
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	12	21.1
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 2020.