SE North Carolina News

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

This was 18.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 778.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	40	6.9
Regular high school diploma	241	41.4
GED or alternative credential	18	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	58	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	91	15.6
Associate's degree	39	6.7
Bachelor's degree	56	9.6
Master's degree	30	5.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	9	1.5

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