Rocky Mount Today

18.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Whitakers in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 23.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 581.

75.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	106	24.4
Regular high school diploma	110	25.3
GED or alternative credential	34	7.8
Some college, less than 1 year	25	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	79	18.2
Associate's degree	31	7.1
Bachelor's degree	28	6.5
Master's degree	15	3.5
Professional school degree	6	1.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.