Eastern Shore Times

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

This number was 22.7 percent lower than the state average of 45.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 408.

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

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	57	18.3
Regular high school diploma	122	39.1
GED or alternative credential	4	1.3
Some college less than 1 year	14	4.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	45	14.4
Associate's degree	35	11.2
Bachelor's degree	20	6.4
Master's degree	15	4.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.