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

This was 14.9 percent higher than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,280.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	296	4
Regular high school diploma	922	12.6
GED or alternative credential	57	0.8
Some college, less than 1 year	418	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,121	15.3
Associate's degree	988	13.5
Bachelor's degree	2,116	28.8
Master's degree	753	10.3
Professional school degree	442	6
Doctorate degree	225	3.1

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