Outer Banks Times

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

This was 2.7 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 373.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1	0.3
Regular high school diploma	65	22.5
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	24	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70	24.2
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	53	18.3
Master's degree	50	17.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	26	9

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