Over 50% of Seattle’s adults hold bachelor’s degree

In a Seattle Times article, Eric Pryne shares the following statistics, “College graduates are flocking to Seattle, lured by a captivating combination of work and what’s available after work. It’s the best-educated big city in America, according to Census Bureau estimates: 51.3 percent of all Seattle adults 25 and older hold bachelor’s degrees or better. Between 2000 and 2004, according to the bureau, the number of Seattle residents with college degrees increased by 11 percent — three times the rate of the city’s overall population growth.”