Pierce Today

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

This number was 3.4 percent lower than the state average of 44.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,337.

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

McChord AFB 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	50	3.6
Regular high school diploma	224	16.3
GED or alternative credential	36	2.6
Some college less than 1 year	207	15
Some college 1 or more years no degree	296	21.5
Associate's degree	199	14.5
Bachelor's degree	288	20.9
Master's degree	76	5.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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