South Sound Times

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

This number was 19.6 percent lower than the state average of 46 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 17,216.

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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,000	16.9
Regular high school diploma	2,760	23.4
GED or alternative credential	954	8.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,218	10.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,762	14.9
Associate's degree	1,337	11.3
Bachelor's degree	1,112	9.4
Master's degree	558	4.7
Professional school degree	87	0.7
Doctorate degree	28	0.2

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