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

40.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Waimea in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 3.1 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 11,908.

94 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	496	6
Regular high school diploma	2,571	31.2
GED or alternative credential	128	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	334	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,360	16.5
Associate's degree	788	9.6
Bachelor's degree	1,762	21.4
Master's degree	562	6.8
Professional school degree	121	1.5
Doctorate degree	107	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.