Johnson City Times

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

This number was 16.5 percent lower than the state average of 33 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,458.

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

Roan Mountain 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	257	23.8
Regular high school diploma	314	29.1
GED or alternative credential	133	12.3
Some college less than 1 year	97	9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	100	9.3
Associate's degree	40	3.7
Bachelor's degree	79	7.3
Master's degree	21	1.9
Professional school degree	38	3.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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