High Country Times

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

This was 18 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,473.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9	1.7
Regular high school diploma	42	8.1
GED or alternative credential	27	5.2
Some college, less than 1 year	19	3.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	110	21.3
Associate's degree	33	6.4
Bachelor's degree	139	26.9
Master's degree	105	20.3
Professional school degree	12	2.3
Doctorate degree	20	3.9

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