Pinehurst Today

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

This number was 18.7 percent higher than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,165.

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

Whispering Pines 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	91	4.3
Regular high school diploma	382	18
GED or alternative credential	32	1.5
Some college less than 1 year	234	11
Some college 1 or more years no degree	158	7.4
Associate's degree	146	6.9
Bachelor's degree	722	34
Master's degree	268	12.6
Professional school degree	60	2.8
Doctorate degree	32	1.5

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