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| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton2 | 4,879 | 1,282 | 537 | 880 | 548 |
| 100% | 26.28% | 11.01% | 18.04% | 11.23% | |
| Agoura Hills | 14,432 | 2,919 | 1,360 | 4,376 | 3,023 |
| 100% | 20.23% | 9.42% | 30.32% | 20.95% | |
| Alhambra | 61,588 | 10,658 | 4,721 | 13,654 | 6,601 |
| 100% | 17.31% | 7.67% | 22.17% | 10.72% | |
| Alondra Park2 | 4,999 | 939 | 545 | 904 | 325 |
| 100% | 18.78% | 10.90% | 18.08% | 6.50% | |
| Altadena2 | 31,783 | 6,675 | 2,600 | 8,522 | 6,209 |
| 100% | 21.00% | 8.18% | 26.81% | 19.54% | |
| Arcadia | 40,875 | 6,306 | 3,627 | 13,200 | 7,975 |
| 100% | 15.43% | 8.87% | 32.29% | 19.51% | |
| Artesia | 11,520 | 2,235 | 832 | 2,171 | 884 |
| 100% | 19.40% | 7.22% | 18.85% | 7.67% | |
| Avalon | 2,341 | 466 | 116 | 273 | 221 |
| 100% | 19.91% | 4.96% | 11.66% | 9.44% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Avocado Heights2 | 10,613 | 2,088 | 735 | 1,101 | 534 |
| 100% | 19.67% | 6.93% | 10.37% | 5.03% | |
| Azusa | 27,099 | 5,594 | 2,192 | 3,620 | 1,698 |
| 100% | 20.64% | 8.09% | 13.36% | 6.27% | |
| Baldwin Park | 47,558 | 6,943 | 2,388 | 4,191 | 1,173 |
| 100% | 14.60% | 5.02% | 8.81% | 2.47% | |
| Bell | 20,831 | 3,075 | 1,090 | 1,291 | 221 |
| 100% | 14.76% | 5.23% | 6.20% | 1.06% | |
| Bell Gardens | 23,521 | 2,453 | 944 | 1,000 | 260 |
| 100% | 10.43% | 4.01% | 4.25% | 1.11% | |
| Bellflower | 47,197 | 11,361 | 3,792 | 5,860 | 1,989 |
| 100% | 24.07% | 8.03% | 12.42% | 4.21% | |
| Beverly Hills | 25,419 | 3,940 | 1,414 | 7,907 | 7,621 |
| 100% | 15.50% | 5.56% | 31.11% | 29.98% | |
| Bradbury | 676 | 104 | 48 | 212 | 190 |
| 100% | 15.38% | 7.10% | 31.36% | 28.11% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Burbank | 75,776 | 17,283 | 7,112 | 20,424 | 8,607 |
| 100% | 22.81% | 9.39% | 26.95% | 11.36% | |
| Calabasas | 16,019 | 2,542 | 869 | 5,135 | 5,065 |
| 100% | 15.87% | 5.42% | 32.06% | 31.62% | |
| Carson | 62,614 | 14,798 | 5,934 | 11,245 | 4,029 |
| 100% | 23.63% | 9.48% | 17.96% | 6.43% | |
| Cerritos | 35,768 | 6,709 | 3,613 | 11,080 | 6,155 |
| 100% | 18.76% | 10.10% | 30.98% | 17.21% | |
| Charter Oak2 | 5,754 | 1,505 | 843 | 775 | 384 |
| 100% | 26.16% | 14.65% | 13.47% | 6.67% | |
| Citrus2 | 7,009 | 1,486 | 415 | 673 | 228 |
| 100% | 21.20% | 5.92% | 9.60% | 3.25% | |
| Claremont | 22,868 | 4,615 | 1,422 | 5,667 | 7,190 |
| 100% | 20.18% | 6.22% | 24.78% | 31.44% | |
| Commerce | 8,238 | 1,206 | 524 | 365 | 253 |
| 100% | 14.64% | 6.36% | 4.43% | 3.07% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Compton | 55,111 | 11,777 | 3,051 | 2,969 | 1,048 |
| 100% | 21.37% | 5.54% | 5.39% | 1.90% | |
| Covina | 31,328 | 8,471 | 3,126 | 5,879 | 2,225 |
| 100% | 27.04% | 9.98% | 18.77% | 7.10% | |
| Cudahy | 12,971 | 1,606 | 478 | 410 | 192 |
| 100% | 12.38% | 3.69% | 3.16% | 1.48% | |
| Culver City | 29,235 | 6,155 | 1,836 | 8,981 | 6,633 |
| 100% | 21.05% | 6.28% | 30.72% | 22.69% | |
| Del Aire2 | 7,226 | 1,318 | 663 | 1,648 | 818 |
| 100% | 18.24% | 9.18% | 22.81% | 11.32% | |
| Desert View Highlands2 | 1,379 | 333 | 166 | 77 | 85 |
| 100% | 24.15% | 12.04% | 5.58% | 6.16% | |
| Diamond Bar | 39,752 | 7,317 | 3,330 | 13,408 | 6,832 |
| 100% | 18.41% | 8.38% | 33.73% | 17.19% | |
| Downey | 72,521 | 15,742 | 5,860 | 11,090 | 4,409 |
| 100% | 21.71% | 8.08% | 15.29% | 6.08% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Duarte | 15,030 | 2,970 | 1,149 | 2,779 | 1,796 |
| 100% | 19.76% | 7.64% | 18.49% | 11.95% | |
| East Los Angeles2 | 74,411 | 10,168 | 3,175 | 3,621 | 952 |
| 100% | 13.66% | 4.27% | 4.87% | 1.28% | |
| East Pasadena2 | 4,406 | 877 | 395 | 1,144 | 762 |
| 100% | 19.90% | 8.97% | 25.96% | 17.29% | |
| East San Gabriel2 | 11,823 | 1,713 | 880 | 3,667 | 1,706 |
| 100% | 14.49% | 7.44% | 31.02% | 14.43% | |
| El Monte | 76,125 | 10,133 | 4,203 | 7,168 | 1,730 |
| 100% | 13.31% | 5.52% | 9.42% | 2.27% | |
| El Segundo | 11,822 | 2,906 | 1,028 | 3,789 | 2,036 |
| 100% | 24.58% | 8.70% | 32.05% | 17.22% | |
| Florence-Graham2 | 34,382 | 3,908 | 797 | 1,209 | 317 |
| 100% | 11.37% | 2.32% | 3.52% | 0.92% | |
| Gardena | 41,724 | 9,731 | 3,457 | 7,361 | 2,312 |
| 100% | 23.32% | 8.29% | 17.64% | 5.54% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Glendale | 145,319 | 27,819 | 11,970 | 36,221 | 18,853 |
| 100% | 19.14% | 8.24% | 24.93% | 12.97% | |
| Glendora | 34,570 | 9,535 | 3,870 | 6,998 | 4,236 |
| 100% | 27.58% | 11.19% | 20.24% | 12.25% | |
| Hacienda Heights2 | 38,899 | 7,548 | 3,407 | 9,805 | 4,157 |
| 100% | 19.40% | 8.76% | 25.21% | 10.69% | |
| Hawaiian Gardens | 8,655 | 1,531 | 223 | 703 | 174 |
| 100% | 17.69% | 2.58% | 8.12% | 2.01% | |
| Hawthorne | 54,198 | 12,683 | 3,701 | 7,646 | 2,673 |
| 100% | 23.40% | 6.83% | 14.11% | 4.93% | |
| Hermosa Beach | 15,398 | 2,109 | 873 | 7,005 | 3,924 |
| 100% | 13.70% | 5.67% | 45.49% | 25.48% | |
| Hidden Hills | 1,015 | 240 | 53 | 321 | 275 |
| 100% | 23.65% | 5.22% | 31.63% | 27.09% | |
| Huntington Park | 34,019 | 4,225 | 1,287 | 1,557 | 403 |
| 100% | 12.42% | 3.78% | 4.58% | 1.18% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Industry | 236 | 100 | 2 | 73 | 4 |
| 100% | 42.37% | 0.85% | 30.93% | 1.69% | |
| Inglewood | 71,493 | 18,809 | 5,317 | 8,729 | 4,282 |
| 100% | 26.31% | 7.44% | 12.21% | 5.99% | |
| Irwindale | 856 | 215 | 75 | 63 | 2 |
| 100% | 25.12% | 8.76% | 7.36% | 0.23% | |
| La Cañada Flintridge | 13,433 | 1,570 | 561 | 5,379 | 4,844 |
| 100% | 11.69% | 4.18% | 40.04% | 36.06% | |
| La Crescenta-Montrose2 | 13,824 | 2,558 | 1,260 | 4,726 | 2,526 |
| 100% | 18.50% | 9.11% | 34.19% | 18.27% | |
| La Habra Heights | 4,087 | 658 | 507 | 982 | 937 |
| 100% | 16.10% | 12.41% | 24.03% | 22.93% | |
| La Mirada | 32,138 | 8,224 | 3,225 | 5,819 | 3,751 |
| 100% | 25.59% | 10.03% | 18.11% | 11.67% | |
| La Puente | 25,048 | 4,185 | 1,254 | 1,768 | 538 |
| 100% | 16.71% | 5.01% | 7.06% | 2.15% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| La Verne | 22,147 | 6,312 | 2,073 | 5,012 | 3,110 |
| 100% | 28.50% | 9.36% | 22.63% | 14.04% | |
| Ladera Heights2 | 5,552 | 1,510 | 344 | 1,514 | 1,441 |
| 100% | 27.20% | 6.20% | 27.27% | 25.95% | |
| Lake Los Angeles2 | 7,220 | 1,876 | 402 | 295 | 129 |
| 100% | 25.98% | 5.57% | 4.09% | 1.79% | |
| Lakewood | 54,403 | 14,793 | 5,614 | 10,747 | 4,355 |
| 100% | 27.19% | 10.32% | 19.75% | 8.01% | |
| Lancaster | 96,535 | 26,980 | 8,683 | 9,415 | 5,120 |
| 100% | 27.95% | 8.99% | 9.75% | 5.30% | |
| Lawndale | 20,923 | 4,948 | 1,238 | 2,478 | 796 |
| 100% | 23.65% | 5.92% | 11.84% | 3.80% | |
| Lennox2 | 12,455 | 1,931 | 357 | 628 | 159 |
| 100% | 15.50% | 2.87% | 5.04% | 1.28% | |
| Littlerock2 | 1,129 | 92 | 25 | 136 | 0 |
| 100% | 8.15% | 2.21% | 12.05% | 0.00% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Lomita | 14,842 | 3,436 | 1,383 | 2,861 | 1,313 |
| 100% | 23.15% | 9.32% | 19.28% | 8.85% | |
| Long Beach | 303,981 | 70,843 | 24,872 | 57,227 | 31,548 |
| 100% | 23.31% | 8.18% | 18.83% | 10.38% | |
| Los Angeles | 2,615,382 | 469,677 | 154,486 | 553,583 | 282,529 |
| 100% | 17.96% | 5.91% | 21.17% | 10.80% | |
| Lynwood | 40,172 | 6,610 | 1,599 | 1,788 | 627 |
| 100% | 16.45% | 3.98% | 4.45% | 1.56% | |
| Malibu | 9,816 | 1,754 | 700 | 3,176 | 2,734 |
| 100% | 17.87% | 7.13% | 32.36% | 27.85% | |
| Manhattan Beach | 25,098 | 3,042 | 1,455 | 10,609 | 7,851 |
| 100% | 12.12% | 5.80% | 42.27% | 31.28% | |
| Marina del Rey2 | 7,782 | 1,280 | 650 | 2,916 | 1,984 |
| 100% | 16.45% | 8.35% | 37.47% | 25.49% | |
| Mayflower Village2 | 3,819 | 670 | 221 | 961 | 375 |
| 100% | 17.54% | 5.79% | 25.16% | 9.82% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Maywood | 15,393 | 1,685 | 599 | 627 | 101 |
| 100% | 10.95% | 3.89% | 4.07% | 0.66% | |
| Monrovia | 25,910 | 5,799 | 2,626 | 6,231 | 3,242 |
| 100% | 22.38% | 10.14% | 24.05% | 12.51% | |
| Montebello | 42,857 | 7,287 | 2,940 | 5,750 | 2,271 |
| 100% | 17.00% | 6.86% | 13.42% | 5.30% | |
| Monterey Park | 45,370 | 7,114 | 3,708 | 9,637 | 4,175 |
| 100% | 15.68% | 8.17% | 21.24% | 9.20% | |
| North El Monte2 | 2,843 | 841 | 340 | 539 | 237 |
| 100% | 29.58% | 11.96% | 18.96% | 8.34% | |
| Norwalk | 66,844 | 15,400 | 5,293 | 7,533 | 2,757 |
| 100% | 23.04% | 7.92% | 11.27% | 4.12% | |
| Palmdale | 89,358 | 23,551 | 6,307 | 9,010 | 4,245 |
| 100% | 26.36% | 7.06% | 10.08% | 4.75% | |
| Palos Verdes Estates | 9,874 | 1,128 | 556 | 3,982 | 3,435 |
| 100% | 11.42% | 5.63% | 40.33% | 34.79% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Paramount | 31,266 | 5,853 | 1,612 | 1,892 | 678 |
| 100% | 18.72% | 5.16% | 6.05% | 2.17% | |
| Pasadena | 101,174 | 16,751 | 7,065 | 26,624 | 24,003 |
| 100% | 16.56% | 6.98% | 26.32% | 23.72% | |
| Pico Rivera | 41,276 | 8,580 | 2,519 | 3,525 | 1,080 |
| 100% | 20.79% | 6.10% | 8.54% | 2.62% | |
| Pomona | 90,091 | 17,073 | 5,583 | 11,326 | 4,506 |
| 100% | 18.95% | 6.20% | 12.57% | 5.00% | |
| Quartz Hill2 | 6,836 | 1,762 | 578 | 671 | 589 |
| 100% | 25.78% | 8.46% | 9.82% | 8.62% | |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 31,059 | 4,719 | 2,283 | 10,505 | 9,665 |
| 100% | 15.19% | 7.35% | 33.82% | 31.12% | |
| Redondo Beach | 49,754 | 9,789 | 4,069 | 17,431 | 10,876 |
| 100% | 19.67% | 8.18% | 35.03% | 21.86% | |
| Rolling Hills | 1,361 | 191 | 94 | 368 | 589 |
| 100% | 14.03% | 6.91% | 27.04% | 43.28% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 5,971 | 980 | 358 | 2,120 | 1,827 |
| 100% | 16.41% | 6.00% | 35.50% | 30.60% | |
| Rosemead | 38,529 | 6,021 | 2,455 | 4,967 | 1,510 |
| 100% | 15.63% | 6.37% | 12.89% | 3.92% | |
| Rowland Heights2 | 36,609 | 6,719 | 3,325 | 9,993 | 3,283 |
| 100% | 18.35% | 9.08% | 27.30% | 8.97% | |
| San Dimas | 23,818 | 6,166 | 2,719 | 5,333 | 3,178 |
| 100% | 25.89% | 11.42% | 22.39% | 13.34% | |
| San Fernando | 15,064 | 2,389 | 635 | 1,452 | 353 |
| 100% | 15.86% | 4.22% | 9.64% | 2.34% | |
| San Gabriel | 29,275 | 4,539 | 1,960 | 6,570 | 2,378 |
| 100% | 15.50% | 6.70% | 22.44% | 8.12% | |
| San Marino | 9,273 | 1,198 | 363 | 3,112 | 3,481 |
| 100% | 12.92% | 3.91% | 33.56% | 37.54% | |
| Santa Clarita | 117,072 | 31,259 | 11,765 | 26,063 | 12,232 |
| 100% | 26.70% | 10.05% | 22.26% | 10.45% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Santa Fe Springs | 11,062 | 2,600 | 893 | 1,100 | 473 |
| 100% | 23.50% | 8.07% | 9.94% | 4.28% | |
| Santa Monica | 72,167 | 10,901 | 3,895 | 26,802 | 20,305 |
| 100% | 15.11% | 5.40% | 37.14% | 28.14% | |
| Sierra Madre | 8,348 | 1,191 | 847 | 3,021 | 2,294 |
| 100% | 14.27% | 10.15% | 36.19% | 27.48% | |
| Signal Hill | 7,012 | 1,598 | 484 | 1,660 | 833 |
| 100% | 22.79% | 6.90% | 23.67% | 11.88% | |
| South El Monte | 12,836 | 1,680 | 507 | 676 | 270 |
| 100% | 13.09% | 3.95% | 5.27% | 2.10% | |
| South Gate | 57,186 | 8,897 | 2,406 | 3,396 | 944 |
| 100% | 15.56% | 4.21% | 5.94% | 1.65% | |
| South Pasadena | 18,371 | 3,210 | 1,460 | 5,963 | 4,884 |
| 100% | 17.47% | 7.95% | 32.46% | 26.59% | |
| South San Gabriel2 | 6,738 | 1,160 | 595 | 963 | 538 |
| 100% | 17.22% | 8.83% | 14.29% | 7.98% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| South San Jose Hills2 | 12,522 | 1,909 | 693 | 742 | 275 |
| 100% | 15.25% | 5.53% | 5.93% | 2.20% | |
| South Whittier2 | 37,397 | 8,913 | 2,663 | 4,094 | 1,494 |
| 100% | 23.83% | 7.12% | 10.95% | 3.99% | |
| Temple City | 25,706 | 4,545 | 2,650 | 6,662 | 2,917 |
| 100% | 17.68% | 10.31% | 25.92% | 11.35% | |
| Torrance | 104,546 | 22,207 | 9,360 | 31,830 | 16,146 |
| 100% | 21.24% | 8.95% | 30.45% | 15.44% | |
| Val Verde2 | 1,612 | 438 | 116 | 194 | 60 |
| 100% | 27.17% | 7.20% | 12.03% | 3.72% | |
| Valinda2 | 15,260 | 2,728 | 941 | 1,482 | 355 |
| 100% | 17.88% | 6.17% | 9.71% | 2.33% | |
| Vernon | 33 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 100% | 27.27% | 6.06% | 15.15% | 3.03% | |
| View Park-Windsor Hills2 | 8,921 | 2,329 | 805 | 2,151 | 2,441 |
| 100% | 26.11% | 9.02% | 24.11% | 27.36% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Walnut | 21,186 | 3,326 | 2,430 | 7,844 | 3,259 |
| 100% | 15.70% | 11.47% | 37.02% | 15.38% | |
| Walnut Park2 | 10,304 | 1,422 | 517 | 428 | 164 |
| 100% | 13.80% | 5.02% | 4.15% | 1.59% | |
| West Athens2 | 5,337 | 1,241 | 271 | 530 | 360 |
| 100% | 23.25% | 5.08% | 9.93% | 6.75% | |
| West Carson2 | 15,951 | 3,191 | 1,239 | 4,155 | 1,353 |
| 100% | 20.01% | 7.77% | 26.05% | 8.48% | |
| West Covina | 72,082 | 16,846 | 6,270 | 14,414 | 4,693 |
| 100% | 23.37% | 8.70% | 20.00% | 6.51% | |
| West Hollywood | 31,869 | 5,760 | 1,901 | 14,498 | 5,441 |
| 100% | 18.07% | 5.97% | 45.49% | 17.07% | |
| West Puente Valley2 | 15,620 | 2,653 | 819 | 1,019 | 362 |
| 100% | 16.98% | 5.24% | 6.52% | 2.32% | |
| West Whittier-Los Nietos2 | 18,032 | 3,992 | 896 | 1,667 | 608 |
| 100% | 22.14% | 4.97% | 9.24% | 3.37% | |
| City / Community | Total Estimated Population 25 years & Over | Some College, No Degree | Associate's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree |
| Westlake Village | 6,295 | 1,071 | 417 | 2,171 | 1,877 |
| 100% | 17.01% | 6.62% | 34.49% | 29.82% | |
| Westmont2 | 19,003 | 5,189 | 1,028 | 1,090 | 288 |
| 100% | 27.31% | 5.41% | 5.74% | 1.52% | |
| Whittier | 55,978 | 14,519 | 5,249 | 8,272 | 5,280 |
| 100% | 25.94% | 9.38% | 14.78% | 9.43% | |
| Willowbrook2 | 10,850 | 1,695 | 347 | 390 | 85 |
| 100% | 15.62% | 3.20% | 3.59% | 0.78% |
1) Annual estimate from data collected for U.S. Census American Community Survey over 5-Year period
2) Unincorporated community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
