Gateway Reporter

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

This number was 18.9 percent lower than the state average of 45.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 877.

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

Wakefield 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	101	19.6
Regular high school diploma	123	23.9
GED or alternative credential	35	6.8
Some college less than 1 year	11	2.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	110	21.4
Associate's degree	33	6.4
Bachelor's degree	56	10.9
Master's degree	44	8.5
Professional school degree	2	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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