North Tidewater News

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

This number was 9 percent lower than the state average of 45.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 135,583.

91.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hampton 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	7,972	8.8
Regular high school diploma	21,486	23.8
GED or alternative credential	3,999	4.4
Some college, less than 1 year	6,331	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	17,390	19.2
Associate's degree	9,018	10
Bachelor's degree	14,641	16.2
Master's degree	7,533	8.3
Professional school degree	1,075	1.2
Doctorate degree	960	1.1

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