Maine Highlands News

73.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Orono in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 30.9 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,523.

97 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	102	3
Regular high school diploma	295	8.6
GED or alternative credential	10	0.3
Some college, less than 1 year	118	3.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	381	11.1
Associate's degree	212	6.2
Bachelor's degree	981	28.6
Master's degree	680	19.8
Professional school degree	206	6
Doctorate degree	449	13.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.