East Wake Times

65 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Wake Forest in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 23.1 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 44,068.

97.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	836	2.9
Regular high school diploma	3,231	11.2
GED or alternative credential	1,243	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,634	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,142	10.9
Associate's degree	2,763	9.6
Bachelor's degree	10,529	36.5
Master's degree	4,241	14.7
Professional school degree	551	1.9
Doctorate degree	674	2.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.