SE North Carolina News

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

This was 11.7 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 122,162.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,685	7
Regular high school diploma	13,219	16.3
GED or alternative credential	2,789	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	5,174	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10,898	13.4
Associate's degree	7,834	9.6
Bachelor's degree	23,261	28.6
Master's degree	8,139	10
Professional school degree	2,750	3.4
Doctorate degree	1,584	1.9

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