Fayetteville Today

33.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hope Mills in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 6.4 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 15,762.

93 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hope Mills residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	679	7
Regular high school diploma	2,226	23
GED or alternative credential	427	4.4
Some college, less than 1 year	806	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,284	23.6
Associate's degree	1,159	12
Bachelor's degree	1,432	14.8
Master's degree	527	5.5
Professional school degree	77	0.8
Doctorate degree	51	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.