Foothills Review

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

This number was 17.5 percent higher than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,418.

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

Lake Lure 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	58	4.7
Regular high school diploma	171	13.8
GED or alternative credential	20	1.6
Some college less than 1 year	57	4.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	233	18.8
Associate's degree	128	10.3
Bachelor's degree	343	27.6
Master's degree	170	13.7
Professional school degree	41	3.3
Doctorate degree	21	1.7

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