East King News

68.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kirkland in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 23.3 percent higher than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 88,079.

96.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Kirkland residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,218	3.4
Regular high school diploma	6,449	10
GED or alternative credential	711	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	3,018	4.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,829	12.2
Associate's degree	5,114	7.9
Bachelor's degree	24,671	38.3
Master's degree	10,531	16.4
Professional school degree	2,119	3.3
Doctorate degree	1,705	2.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.