Metro West Times

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

This number was 12.8 percent lower than the state average of 49.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,246.

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

Bellingham 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	202	5.3
Regular high school diploma	1,153	30.4
GED or alternative credential	114	3
Some college less than 1 year	338	8.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	580	15.3
Associate's degree	428	11.3
Bachelor's degree	577	15.2
Master's degree	348	9.2
Professional school degree	49	1.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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