North Coast Today

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

This number was 18.2 percent lower than the state average of 42.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 355.

83.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Nehalem 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	33	16.1
Regular high school diploma	58	28.3
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	14	6.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	50	24.4
Associate's degree	17	8.3
Bachelor's degree	15	7.3
Master's degree	14	6.8
Professional school degree	3	1.5
Doctorate degree	1	0.5

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