Aiken Times

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

This number was 19.0 percent lower than the state average of 36.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,423.

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

Murphys Estates 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	319	35.4
Regular high school diploma	157	17.4
GED or alternative credential	63	7
Some college less than 1 year	83	9.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	122	13.6
Associate's degree	42	4.7
Bachelor's degree	19	2.1
Master's degree	39	4.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	56	6.2

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