Emerald Coast Times

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

This number was 8.9 percent higher than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 22,232.

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

Pace 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	1,037	7.3
Regular high school diploma	3,181	22.4
GED or alternative credential	436	3.1
Some college less than 1 year	906	6.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,935	13.6
Associate's degree	2,014	14.2
Bachelor's degree	3,022	21.3
Master's degree	1,310	9.2
Professional school degree	215	1.5
Doctorate degree	123	0.9

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