Greenville Leader

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

This number was 34.8 percent higher than the state average of 36.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 17,500.

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

Five Forks 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	274	2.6
Regular high school diploma	999	9.3
GED or alternative credential	98	0.9
Some college less than 1 year	543	5.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,177	11
Associate's degree	1,008	9.4
Bachelor's degree	4,136	38.7
Master's degree	1,834	17.2
Professional school degree	370	3.5
Doctorate degree	249	2.3

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