Ohio Valley Times

25.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Parkersburg in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.5 percent lower than the state average of 27.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 30,328.

87.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Parkersburg residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,658	12.5
Regular high school diploma	6,956	32.7
GED or alternative credential	1,367	6.4
Some college, less than 1 year	1,728	8.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,041	14.3
Associate's degree	1,968	9.3
Bachelor's degree	2,202	10.4
Master's degree	995	4.7
Professional school degree	237	1.1
Doctorate degree	111	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.