North Coast Today

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

This number was 18.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 13,254.

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

St. Helens 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	975	10.9
Regular high school diploma	2,371	26.4
GED or alternative credential	730	8.1
Some college less than 1 year	794	8.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,097	23.3
Associate's degree	683	7.6
Bachelor's degree	1,018	11.3
Master's degree	249	2.8
Professional school degree	31	0.3
Doctorate degree	37	0.4

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