Outer Banks Times

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

This was 28.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 164.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	30	19.4
Regular high school diploma	104	67.1
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	0	0
Associate's degree	21	13.5
Bachelor's degree	0	0
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.