Ocean County Leader

73 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bay Head in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 26.7 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,048.

98.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Bay Head residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10	1.2
Regular high school diploma	101	12.3
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	32	3.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	79	9.6
Associate's degree	75	9.1
Bachelor's degree	294	35.8
Master's degree	150	18.2
Professional school degree	65	7.9
Doctorate degree	16	1.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.