South North Carolina News

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

This number was 32.7 percent lower than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 322.

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

East Laurinburg 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	47	23.2
Regular high school diploma	69	34
GED or alternative credential	29	14.3
Some college less than 1 year	4	2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	41	20.2
Associate's degree	9	4.4
Bachelor's degree	4	2
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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