Central STL News

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

This was 31.3 percent higher than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 27,772.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	372	1.9
Regular high school diploma	1,952	10.2
GED or alternative credential	229	1.2
Some college, less than 1 year	815	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,501	13.1
Associate's degree	1,057	5.5
Bachelor's degree	6,709	35.1
Master's degree	4,059	21.2
Professional school degree	823	4.3
Doctorate degree	608	3.2

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