Olympic Times

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

This number was 18.3 percent lower than the state average of 44.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 8,416.

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

Hoquiam 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	736	12
Regular high school diploma	1,589	25.9
GED or alternative credential	359	5.8
Some college less than 1 year	743	12.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,117	18.2
Associate's degree	713	11.6
Bachelor's degree	440	7.2
Master's degree	297	4.8
Professional school degree	79	1.3
Doctorate degree	65	1.1

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