58.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Puako

58.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Puako in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.4 percent higher than the state average of 42.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 869.

99 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Puako residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	7	1
Regular high school diploma	94	13.1
GED or alternative credential	3	0.4
Some college less than 1 year	47	6.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	144	20.1
Associate's degree	51	7.1
Bachelor's degree	233	32.5
Master's degree	86	12
Professional school degree	36	5
Doctorate degree	17	2.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.