Wiregrass Times

30.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Houston County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 2.8 percent lower than the state average of 33.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 104,352.

85.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Houston County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,261	14.3
Regular high school diploma	18,605	25.9
GED or alternative credential	4,075	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	4,736	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	12,257	17.1
Associate's degree	6,688	9.3
Bachelor's degree	9,505	13.3
Master's degree	4,015	5.6
Professional school degree	1,101	1.5
Doctorate degree	455	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.