Mississippi Gulf News

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

This was 2.1 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,352.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	440	10.1
Regular high school diploma	1,212	27.8
GED or alternative credential	244	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	316	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	795	18.3
Associate's degree	304	7
Bachelor's degree	719	16.5
Master's degree	249	5.7
Professional school degree	67	1.5
Doctorate degree	7	0.2

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