Yakima Times

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

This number was 17.8 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 93,416.

75.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Yakima 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	14,122	24.3
Regular high school diploma	11,694	20.1
GED or alternative credential	3,962	6.8
Some college, less than 1 year	4,763	8.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,529	13
Associate's degree	5,226	9
Bachelor's degree	6,167	10.6
Master's degree	3,189	5.5
Professional school degree	962	1.7
Doctorate degree	443	0.8

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