Asheville Reporter

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

This number was 21.6 percent higher than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 4,829.

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

Royal 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	125	3.5
Regular high school diploma	467	13.1
GED or alternative credential	43	1.2
Some college less than 1 year	252	7.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	508	14.3
Associate's degree	456	12.8
Bachelor's degree	1,029	29
Master's degree	439	12.4
Professional school degree	113	3.2
Doctorate degree	120	3.4

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