North Coast Today

41.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Gearhart in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.2 percent lower than the state average of 41.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 1,531.

94.4 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	67	5.6
Regular high school diploma	176	14.7
GED or alternative credential	52	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	121	10.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	285	23.8
Associate's degree	89	7.4
Bachelor's degree	278	23.2
Master's degree	89	7.4
Professional school degree	3	0.3
Doctorate degree	38	3.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.