Sandhills Today

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

This number was 5 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 3,631.

90.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many O'Neill 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	252	9.8
Regular high school diploma	737	28.6
GED or alternative credential	140	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	126	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	372	14.4
Associate's degree	374	14.5
Bachelor's degree	380	14.8
Master's degree	129	5
Professional school degree	41	1.6
Doctorate degree	24	0.9

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