South Coast Times

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

This was 10.9 percent lower than the state average of 43.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,475.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	234	4.5
Regular high school diploma	1,069	20.5
GED or alternative credential	315	6
Some college, less than 1 year	525	10.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,377	26.4
Associate's degree	503	9.6
Bachelor's degree	542	10.4
Master's degree	452	8.7
Professional school degree	119	2.3
Doctorate degree	80	1.5

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