Louisville City Wire

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

This number was 12.4 percent lower than the state average of 31.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 15,701.

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

Shively 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	1,567	15
Regular high school diploma	3,609	34.6
GED or alternative credential	536	5.1
Some college less than 1 year	858	8.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,910	18.3
Associate's degree	753	7.2
Bachelor's degree	727	7
Master's degree	432	4.1
Professional school degree	40	0.4
Doctorate degree	12	0.1

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