South Utah News

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

This number was 12.0 percent lower than the state average of 42.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 15,676.

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

Hurricane 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	793	7.8
Regular high school diploma	2,368	23.2
GED or alternative credential	644	6.3
Some college less than 1 year	1,298	12.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,009	19.7
Associate's degree	1,052	10.3
Bachelor's degree	1,319	12.9
Master's degree	562	5.5
Professional school degree	89	0.9
Doctorate degree	58	0.6

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