Pinehurst Today

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

This number was 17.5 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,110.

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

Mount Gilead 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	143	18.9
Regular high school diploma	283	37.3
GED or alternative credential	21	2.8
Some college less than 1 year	65	8.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	82	10.8
Associate's degree	88	11.6
Bachelor's degree	74	9.8
Master's degree	2	0.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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