Montgomery News

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

This number was 35.7 percent higher than the state average of 45.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 24,236.

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

North Potomac 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	332	2
Regular high school diploma	1,095	6.7
GED or alternative credential	89	0.5
Some college less than 1 year	528	3.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,021	6.3
Associate's degree	596	3.7
Bachelor's degree	5,119	31.4
Master's degree	4,467	27.4
Professional school degree	1,177	7.2
Doctorate degree	1,860	11.4

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