SE North Carolina News

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

This was 25.3 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,693.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	175	3
Regular high school diploma	755	12.8
GED or alternative credential	61	1
Some college, less than 1 year	258	4.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	690	11.7
Associate's degree	283	4.8
Bachelor's degree	1,888	31.9
Master's degree	1,092	18.5
Professional school degree	586	9.9
Doctorate degree	130	2.2

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