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Fewest graduate degrees, California cities

California cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

501Torrance, CACA138,39119.7%+8.0 pts

502Walnut, CACA27,31619.8%+7.3 pts

503Soquel, CACA10,67919.9%+8.0 pts

504Cypress, CACA48,78119.9%+9.2 pts

505Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76520.2%+2.8 pts

506Sebastopol, CACA7,53220.6%+7.8 pts

507Wrightwood, CACA5,06720.6%+7.6 pts

508Brea, CACA47,26020.7%+9.1 pts

509San Clemente, CACA62,22620.8%+9.4 pts

510San Jose, CACA989,81420.9%+10.2 pts

511Livermore, CACA83,45721.0%+9.5 pts

512Arcadia, CACA54,11721.0%+3.7 pts

513St. Helena, CACA5,19421.3%+10.2 pts

514Goleta, CACA32,40121.4%+5.7 pts

515Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07321.4%+11.0 pts

516Ojai, CACA7,47421.5%+8.0 pts

517Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23021.6%+6.0 pts

518Millbrae, CACA22,86921.6%+10.8 pts

519San Diego, CACA1,406,10621.7%+8.4 pts

520Seal Beach, CACA24,07521.8%+7.4 pts

521Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84421.8%+7.8 pts

522San Rafael, CACA59,41021.8%+4.8 pts

523Redlands, CACA74,12821.8%+5.4 pts

524Pleasure Point, CACA5,48921.8%–

525Pismo Beach, CACA7,91122.0%+8.1 pts

526Oakland, CACA440,83822.0%+9.1 pts

527El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02622.1%+4.6 pts

528West Hollywood, CACA34,23122.1%+6.4 pts

529Los Osos, CACA14,16622.2%–

530Truckee, CACA17,27822.2%+13.8 pts

531Santa Barbara, CACA86,42222.2%+6.6 pts

532Laguna Woods, CACA16,84422.4%+10.1 pts

533Isla Vista, CACA13,92022.4%−0.3 pts

534Cerritos, CACA46,36722.7%+8.5 pts

535Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99022.8%–

536Scotts Valley, CACA11,65222.8%+9.7 pts

537East Foothills, CACA7,13922.9%+10.5 pts

538Dana Point, CACA32,23223.0%+7.2 pts

539Yorba Linda, CACA65,63223.1%+7.7 pts

540Morro Bay, CACA10,61323.1%+12.5 pts

541Poway, CACA49,18023.2%+9.0 pts

542Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29523.3%–

543Folsom, CACA91,98323.3%+11.4 pts

544Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87623.6%+8.6 pts

545Aptos, CACA6,40423.7%+6.7 pts

546Newark, CACA47,89523.9%+16.8 pts

547San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63624.1%+8.8 pts

548Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47324.4%+1.7 pts

549El Segundo, CACA16,37924.8%+11.7 pts

550La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66024.9%+10.7 pts

551Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01725.0%+11.9 pts

552Rossmoor, CACA11,53225.1%+4.4 pts

553Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10725.1%+8.7 pts

554East Pasadena, CACA5,47925.3%+11.0 pts

555San Francisco, CACA826,07925.4%+9.0 pts

556North Tustin, CACA25,80725.5%–

557Villa Park, CACA5,64525.5%+0.4 pts

558Redondo Beach, CACA67,28125.7%+8.2 pts

559Carlsbad, CACA112,26025.8%+9.4 pts

560Campbell, CACA42,49025.9%+12.5 pts

561Mountain House, CACA25,31525.9%–

562Loma Linda, CACA25,22126.0%+4.8 pts

563Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28726.1%+12.7 pts

564Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97126.2%–

565Altadena, CACA41,70526.3%+9.2 pts

566San Mateo, CACA103,33726.5%+13.5 pts

567Alameda, CACA76,87626.7%+11.7 pts

568Milpitas, CACA78,59626.8%+14.6 pts

569Pasadena, CACA135,80426.9%+9.1 pts

570Redwood City, CACA82,17826.9%+12.9 pts

571Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89327.0%–

572View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23027.2%+8.5 pts

573Monterey, CACA28,95327.2%+8.5 pts

574La Habra Heights, CACA5,32727.3%+4.8 pts

575Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79327.5%–

576Marina del Rey, CACA9,17627.6%+4.6 pts

577Fairfax, CACA7,41727.8%+9.1 pts

578Westlake, CACA7,50527.9%+5.3 pts

579Agoura Hills, CACA19,24327.9%+9.9 pts

580Newport Beach, CACA81,97727.9%+6.5 pts

581Culver City, CACA39,45228.5%+11.2 pts

582Encinitas, CACA60,73628.6%+8.9 pts

583Blackhawk, CACA10,13728.7%–

584Santa Cruz, CACA61,79729.1%+11.6 pts

585Laguna Beach, CACA22,39129.2%+6.4 pts

586Oak Park, CACA13,75729.4%+18.0 pts

587Solana Beach, CACA12,60229.4%+3.8 pts

588Granite Bay, CACA21,67329.6%+11.5 pts

589Danville, CACA43,30229.7%+8.6 pts

590Burlingame, CACA31,92929.8%+12.1 pts

591Gold River, CACA7,92429.8%+8.6 pts

592Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94830.0%+1.4 pts

593El Granada, CACA5,23230.2%+11.6 pts

594San Anselmo, CACA12,55530.3%+8.4 pts

595Coto de Caza, CACA15,19030.4%+11.3 pts

596Santa Monica, CACA90,08230.5%+7.3 pts

597Walnut Creek, CACA70,01230.6%+10.0 pts

598Claremont, CACA35,83830.6%+2.4 pts

599Malibu, CACA9,57431.3%+4.6 pts

600Fremont, CACA226,44231.4%+14.8 pts

601Coronado, CACA21,09431.5%+8.6 pts

602Irvine, CACA318,76431.5%+7.4 pts

603Pacific Grove, CACA14,65931.6%+13.2 pts

604Dublin, CACA71,60232.0%+22.9 pts

605Saranap, CACA5,66232.1%–

606El Cerrito, CACA26,12132.2%+6.5 pts

607Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51332.6%+9.4 pts

608Topanga, CACA8,88532.7%–

609Ladera Heights, CACA7,33432.7%+6.4 pts

610Rio del Mar, CACA9,20132.7%+12.2 pts

611Montecito, CACA9,03133.3%+4.9 pts

612Pleasanton, CACA74,55633.4%+17.6 pts

613San Ramon, CACA86,20933.4%+16.5 pts

614Alamo, CACA14,48833.4%+9.1 pts

615Sierra Madre, CACA10,62033.5%+11.9 pts

616Beverly Hills, CACA30,76433.6%+8.8 pts

617Larkspur, CACA12,62033.9%+7.6 pts

618South Pasadena, CACA25,50334.2%+9.2 pts

619Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65434.5%+8.3 pts

620Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83034.7%+12.0 pts

621Belmont, CACA28,75234.8%+13.6 pts

622Calabasas, CACA22,02734.9%+10.5 pts

623Santa Clara, CACA133,44635.3%+18.7 pts

624Emeryville, CACA13,25135.3%+9.9 pts

625Mill Valley, CACA13,79935.9%+3.0 pts

626Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12236.5%+7.9 pts

627Sausalito, CACA7,01936.8%+7.8 pts

628La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48037.4%+7.8 pts

629Corte Madera, CACA9,92937.5%+14.2 pts

630San Carlos, CACA29,26137.6%+17.8 pts

631Lafayette, CACA25,31337.8%+8.0 pts

632Los Gatos, CACA32,57637.9%+12.5 pts

633Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83139.0%–

634Sunnyvale, CACA156,57739.2%+17.2 pts

635University of California-Davis, CACA8,69639.4%–

636Foster City, CACA32,41140.6%+16.4 pts

637Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08540.8%+9.0 pts

638Moraga, CACA16,32241.2%–

639Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55941.5%+10.5 pts

640Berkeley, CACA121,91142.0%+7.7 pts

641Woodside, CACA5,18142.2%+5.7 pts

642Albany, CACA19,19542.8%+8.8 pts

643Tiburon, CACA8,88144.4%+10.8 pts

644Kentfield, CACA6,90044.4%+10.5 pts

645Davis, CACA66,11044.5%+8.4 pts

646Menlo Park, CACA32,71345.0%+14.3 pts

647San Marino, CACA11,96445.0%+12.1 pts

648Mountain View, CACA85,43845.1%+19.6 pts

649Saratoga, CACA30,41846.4%+12.9 pts

650University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12146.7%–

651Orinda, CACA19,50747.0%+12.7 pts

652Hillsborough, CACA11,20647.7%+11.8 pts

653Cupertino, CACA58,33348.6%+15.2 pts

654Atherton, CACA6,96052.3%+12.1 pts

655Kensington, CACA5,17952.6%+9.5 pts

656Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41954.5%+13.1 pts

657Palo Alto, CACA67,60955.0%+11.9 pts

658Los Altos, CACA30,96555.7%+19.9 pts

659Piedmont, CACA10,64256.8%+15.7 pts

660Stanford, CACA18,66257.8%−7.0 pts

661California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91558.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES