Centralia, WA Micro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Centralia, WA Micro Area population aged 25 years and above was 57,626. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 6,188 people without a high school diploma (ie. 10.74% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 78.41% White Alone, and 0.29% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 17,339 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 30.09% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.00% White Alone, and 0.53% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 23,135 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 40.15% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.07% White Alone, and 0.63% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 10,964 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 19.03% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 90.17% White Alone, and 1.36% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 4852 78.41
Black Alone 18 0.29
Asian Alone 127 2.05
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 63 1.02
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 28 0.45
Some Other Race Alone 472 7.63
Two or More Races 628 10.15
Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 4224 68.26
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1570 25.37
All Other Ethnicities 394 6.37
Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 15779 91.00
Black Alone 91 0.53
Asian Alone 47 0.27
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 98 0.56
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 43 0.25
Some Other Race Alone 327 1.89
Two or More Races 954 5.50
Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 15452 89.12
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 891 5.14
All Other Ethnicities 996 5.74
Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 21068 91.07
Black Alone 146 0.63
Asian Alone 124 0.54
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 97 0.42
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 21 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 159 0.69
Two or More Races 1520 6.57
Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 20537 88.77
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1076 4.65
All Other Ethnicities 1522 6.58
Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 9886 90.17
Black Alone 149 1.36
Asian Alone 286 2.61
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 68 0.62
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 25 0.23
Some Other Race Alone 56 0.51
Two or More Races 494 4.51
Centralia, WA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 9718 88.64
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 583 5.32
All Other Ethnicities 663 6.05