SE Washington News

22.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kelso in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 24 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 12,237.

86.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,201	13.8
Regular high school diploma	2,179	25.1
GED or alternative credential	859	9.9
Some college, less than 1 year	868	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,605	18.5
Associate's degree	1,015	11.7
Bachelor's degree	761	8.8
Master's degree	145	1.7
Professional school degree	63	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.