Outer Banks Times

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

This was 8.4 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,534.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	95	3.5
Regular high school diploma	562	20.5
GED or alternative credential	116	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	197	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	391	14.3
Associate's degree	182	6.6
Bachelor's degree	739	27
Master's degree	334	12.2
Professional school degree	112	4.1
Doctorate degree	9	0.3

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