Pasco Reporter

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

This number was 11.1 percent lower than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,837.

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

Beacon Square 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	504	10
Regular high school diploma	2,027	40.4
GED or alternative credential	276	5.5
Some college less than 1 year	298	5.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	555	11.1
Associate's degree	607	12.1
Bachelor's degree	526	10.5
Master's degree	187	3.7
Professional school degree	18	0.4
Doctorate degree	24	0.5

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