Outer Banks Times

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

This was 26.2 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,284.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	7	0.6
Regular high school diploma	121	10.5
GED or alternative credential	1	less than 0.1
Some college, less than 1 year	41	3.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	196	17.1
Associate's degree	138	12
Bachelor's degree	365	31.8
Master's degree	181	15.8
Professional school degree	66	5.8
Doctorate degree	31	2.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.