Louisville City Wire

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

This number was 14.2 percent lower than the state average of 32.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 15,726.

87.9 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,326	12.1
Regular high school diploma	3,938	35.9
GED or alternative credential	622	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	887	8.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,182	19.9
Associate's degree	678	6.2
Bachelor's degree	930	8.5
Master's degree	312	2.8
Professional school degree	60	0.5
Doctorate degree	23	0.2

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