New River Valley Times

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

This number was 30.0 percent lower than the state average of 45.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 717.

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

Rich Creek 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	68	13
Regular high school diploma	222	42.4
GED or alternative credential	22	4.2
Some college less than 1 year	35	6.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	97	18.5
Associate's degree	34	6.5
Bachelor's degree	29	5.5
Master's degree	10	1.9
Professional school degree	5	1
Doctorate degree	1	0.2

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