Pasco Reporter

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

This number was 13.7 percent lower than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 15,674.

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

New Port Richey 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	1,803	15.3
Regular high school diploma	3,698	31.4
GED or alternative credential	770	6.5
Some college less than 1 year	696	5.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,936	16.4
Associate's degree	1,244	10.6
Bachelor's degree	1,151	9.8
Master's degree	300	2.5
Professional school degree	119	1
Doctorate degree	71	0.6

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