North Coast Today

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

This number was 4.3 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,552.

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

Gearhart 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	77	6.8
Regular high school diploma	168	14.8
GED or alternative credential	47	4.1
Some college less than 1 year	139	12.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	287	25.3
Associate's degree	85	7.5
Bachelor's degree	242	21.4
Master's degree	70	6.2
Professional school degree	3	0.3
Doctorate degree	15	1.3

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