East Oregon News

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

This was 20.8 percent lower than the state average of 43.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 17,512.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,193	30.8
Regular high school diploma	2,005	19.4
GED or alternative credential	310	3
Some college, less than 1 year	902	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,611	15.6
Associate's degree	680	6.6
Bachelor's degree	911	8.8
Master's degree	532	5.1
Professional school degree	162	1.6
Doctorate degree	52	0.5

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