North Coast Today

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

This number was 2.2 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 9,632.

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

Astoria 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	524	7.2
Regular high school diploma	1,213	16.6
GED or alternative credential	252	3.4
Some college less than 1 year	678	9.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,502	20.5
Associate's degree	773	10.5
Bachelor's degree	1,328	18.1
Master's degree	792	10.8
Professional school degree	107	1.5
Doctorate degree	159	2.2

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