North Birmingham Times

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

This number was 38.1 percent higher than the state average of 33.2 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 5,500.

99.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Highland Lakes CDP 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	36	0.9
Regular high school diploma	492	12.4
GED or alternative credential	22	0.6
Some college, less than 1 year	98	2.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	490	12.4
Associate's degree	172	4.3
Bachelor's degree	1,748	44.2
Master's degree	583	14.7
Professional school degree	133	3.4
Doctorate degree	185	4.7

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