Yadkin Valley News

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

This was 11.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 739.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	57	11.9
Regular high school diploma	163	34.2
GED or alternative credential	7	1.5
Some college, less than 1 year	13	2.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	92	19.3
Associate's degree	69	14.5
Bachelor's degree	55	11.5
Master's degree	14	2.9
Professional school degree	4	0.8
Doctorate degree	3	0.6

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