Metro West Times

43.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bellingham in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 8.4 percent lower than the state average of 52.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,216.

95.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	153	4.7
Regular high school diploma	855	26.5
GED or alternative credential	18	0.6
Some college, less than 1 year	331	10.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	453	14.1
Associate's degree	317	9.8
Bachelor's degree	606	18.8
Master's degree	430	13.3
Professional school degree	46	1.4
Doctorate degree	14	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.