NC South Carolina Times

61.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Lake Wylie in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 24 percent higher than the state average of 37.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 12,885.

97.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Lake Wylie residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	226	2.6
Regular high school diploma	1,232	14
GED or alternative credential	137	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	368	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,390	15.8
Associate's degree	974	11.1
Bachelor's degree	2,916	33.1
Master's degree	1,333	15.2
Professional school degree	167	1.9
Doctorate degree	54	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.