Winston Salem Times

40.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Kernersville in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.6 percent higher than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 24,088.

90.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Kernersville residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,592	9.4
Regular high school diploma	4,012	23.6
GED or alternative credential	613	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,027	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,863	16.8
Associate's degree	1,528	9
Bachelor's degree	3,741	22
Master's degree	1,236	7.3
Professional school degree	164	1
Doctorate degree	247	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.