Mississippi Gulf News

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

This number was 0.1 percent higher than the state average of 31.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 15,698.

92 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Long Beach 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	869	8
Regular high school diploma	2,635	24.1
GED or alternative credential	867	7.9
Some college, less than 1 year	815	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,249	20.6
Associate's degree	1,199	11
Bachelor's degree	1,385	12.7
Master's degree	687	6.3
Professional school degree	150	1.4
Doctorate degree	59	0.5

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