37 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kealakekua

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

This number was 5.5 percent lower than the state average of 42.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,938.

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

Kealakekua 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	144	10.4
Regular high school diploma	384	27.7
GED or alternative credential	26	1.9
Some college less than 1 year	50	3.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	270	19.5
Associate's degree	129	9.3
Bachelor's degree	302	21.8
Master's degree	65	4.7
Professional school degree	7	0.5
Doctorate degree	11	0.8

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