37.6 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Waimea

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

This number was 4.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 12,064.

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

Waimea 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	551	7
Regular high school diploma	2,413	30.8
GED or alternative credential	109	1.4
Some college less than 1 year	177	2.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,634	20.9
Associate's degree	786	10
Bachelor's degree	1,335	17.1
Master's degree	572	7.3
Professional school degree	97	1.2
Doctorate degree	153	2

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