Okeechobee Times

17.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Port LaBelle in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 22.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.7 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 5,348.

72.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Port LaBelle residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	920	27.3
Regular high school diploma	785	23.3
GED or alternative credential	276	8.2
Some college, less than 1 year	445	13.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	356	10.6
Associate's degree	389	11.5
Bachelor's degree	124	3.7
Master's degree	54	1.6
Professional school degree	11	0.3
Doctorate degree	10	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.