North Tidewater News

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

This number was 6.2 percent higher than the state average of 45.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 12,039.

96 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Poquoson 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	336	4
Regular high school diploma	1,985	23.6
GED or alternative credential	202	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	502	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,017	12.1
Associate's degree	771	9.2
Bachelor's degree	1,836	21.8
Master's degree	1,471	17.5
Professional school degree	187	2.2
Doctorate degree	114	1.4

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