Myrtle Beach Leader

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

This number was 3.4 percent higher than the state average of 36.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 8,752.

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

Murrells Inlet 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	609	8.3
Regular high school diploma	1,747	24
GED or alternative credential	236	3.2
Some college less than 1 year	531	7.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,272	17.4
Associate's degree	709	9.7
Bachelor's degree	1,359	18.6
Master's degree	518	7.1
Professional school degree	172	2.4
Doctorate degree	141	1.9

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