Southern West Virginia News

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

This was 7.2 percent lower than the state average of 28.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 243.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	31	19.3
Regular high school diploma	38	23.6
GED or alternative credential	9	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	2	1.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	46	28.6
Associate's degree	14	8.7
Bachelor's degree	11	6.8
Master's degree	7	4.3
Professional school degree	3	1.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

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