Southern West Virginia News

5.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Mount Gay-Shamrock CDP in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 21.6 percent lower than the state average of 27.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 1,178.

66.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Mount Gay-Shamrock 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	328	33.2
Regular high school diploma	350	35.4
GED or alternative credential	8	0.8
Some college, less than 1 year	109	11
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	136	13.8
Associate's degree	13	1.3
Bachelor's degree	20	2
Master's degree	24	2.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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