South Sound Times

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

This number was 18.7 percent lower than the state average of 44.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 16,771.

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

Centralia 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	1,943	16.9
Regular high school diploma	2,529	22
GED or alternative credential	973	8.5
Some college less than 1 year	1,456	12.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,646	14.3
Associate's degree	1,380	12
Bachelor's degree	977	8.5
Master's degree	445	3.9
Professional school degree	95	0.8
Doctorate degree	37	0.3

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