45.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ham Lake

By Metric Media News Service

Mar 31, 2020

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

This number was the same as the state average. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 16,119.

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

Ham Lake residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree distribution in Ham Lake for 2017*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	444	4
Regular high school diploma	2,831	25.8
GED or alternative credential	265	2.4
Some college less than 1 year	829	7.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,573	14.3
Associate's degree	1,566	14.3
Bachelor's degree	2,394	21.8
Master's degree	846	7.7
Professional school degree	171	1.6
Doctorate degree	55	0.5