Winston Salem Times

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

This was 0.7 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 24,876.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,722	9.9
Regular high school diploma	3,547	20.4
GED or alternative credential	700	4
Some college, less than 1 year	994	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,024	17.4
Associate's degree	1,849	10.6
Bachelor's degree	3,778	21.7
Master's degree	1,265	7.3
Professional school degree	280	1.6
Doctorate degree	236	1.4

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