East Oregon News

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

This number was 14.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 17,241.

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

Hermiston 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	2,460	23.8
Regular high school diploma	1,917	18.5
GED or alternative credential	536	5.2
Some college less than 1 year	1,007	9.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,680	16.2
Associate's degree	872	8.4
Bachelor's degree	1,070	10.3
Master's degree	649	6.3
Professional school degree	81	0.8
Doctorate degree	70	0.7

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