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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

501▲2Torrance, CACA138,39119.7%+8.0 pts

502▼19Walnut, CACA27,31619.8%+7.3 pts

503▼41Soquel, CACA10,67919.9%+8.0 pts

504▼19Cypress, CACA48,78119.9%+9.2 pts

505▲27Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76520.2%+2.8 pts

506▼5Sebastopol, CACA7,53220.6%+7.8 pts

507▲4Wrightwood, CACA5,06720.6%+7.6 pts

508▼11Brea, CACA47,26020.7%+9.1 pts

509▲17San Clemente, CACA62,22620.8%+9.4 pts

510▲2San Jose, CACA989,81420.9%+10.2 pts

511▼36Livermore, CACA83,45721.0%+9.5 pts

512▲26Arcadia, CACA54,11721.0%+3.7 pts

513▲10St. Helena, CACA5,19421.3%+10.2 pts

514▲29Goleta, CACA32,40121.4%+5.7 pts

515▲43Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07321.4%+11.0 pts

516▲43Ojai, CACA7,47421.5%+8.0 pts

517▲22Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23021.6%+6.0 pts

518▼18Millbrae, CACA22,86921.6%+10.8 pts

519▼3San Diego, CACA1,406,10621.7%+8.4 pts

520Seal Beach, CACA24,07521.8%+7.4 pts

521▲20Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84421.8%+7.8 pts

522▲26San Rafael, CACA59,41021.8%+4.8 pts

523▲8Redlands, CACA74,12821.8%+5.4 pts

524▲11Pleasure Point, CACA5,48921.8%–

525▼32Pismo Beach, CACA7,91122.0%+8.1 pts

526▼9Oakland, CACA440,83822.0%+9.1 pts

527▲1El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02622.1%+4.6 pts

528▼1West Hollywood, CACA34,23122.1%+6.4 pts

529▼39Los Osos, CACA14,16622.2%–

530▼42Truckee, CACA17,27822.2%+13.8 pts

531▼6Santa Barbara, CACA86,42222.2%+6.6 pts

532▲24Laguna Woods, CACA16,84422.4%+10.1 pts

533▼4Isla Vista, CACA13,92022.4%−0.3 pts

534▼26Cerritos, CACA46,36722.7%+8.5 pts

535▲29Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99022.8%–

536▼6Scotts Valley, CACA11,65222.8%+9.7 pts

537▼45East Foothills, CACA7,13922.9%+10.5 pts

538▼1Dana Point, CACA32,23223.0%+7.2 pts

539▼6Yorba Linda, CACA65,63223.1%+7.7 pts

540▲5Morro Bay, CACA10,61323.1%+12.5 pts

541▼5Poway, CACA49,18023.2%+9.0 pts

542▲21Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29523.3%–

543▼9Folsom, CACA91,98323.3%+11.4 pts

544▲2Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87623.6%+8.6 pts

545▲15Aptos, CACA6,40423.7%+6.7 pts

546▼88Newark, CACA47,89523.9%+16.8 pts

547▲8San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63624.1%+8.8 pts

548▲34Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47324.4%+1.7 pts

549El Segundo, CACA16,37924.8%+11.7 pts

550▼8La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66024.9%+10.7 pts

551▼45Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01725.0%+11.9 pts

552▲17Rossmoor, CACA11,53225.1%+4.4 pts

553▼3Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10725.1%+8.7 pts

554▼32East Pasadena, CACA5,47925.3%+11.0 pts

555▲13San Francisco, CACA826,07925.4%+9.0 pts

556▼4North Tustin, CACA25,80725.5%–

557▼53Villa Park, CACA5,64525.5%+0.4 pts

558▲4Redondo Beach, CACA67,28125.7%+8.2 pts

559▲15Carlsbad, CACA112,26025.8%+9.4 pts

560▼36Campbell, CACA42,49025.9%+12.5 pts

561▼56Mountain House, CACA25,31525.9%–

562▼22Loma Linda, CACA25,22126.0%+4.8 pts

563▲4Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28726.1%+12.7 pts

564▲1Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97126.2%–

565▲1Altadena, CACA41,70526.3%+9.2 pts

566▲7San Mateo, CACA103,33726.5%+13.5 pts

567▼14Alameda, CACA76,87626.7%+11.7 pts

568▼14Milpitas, CACA78,59626.8%+14.6 pts

569▲8Pasadena, CACA135,80426.9%+9.1 pts

570▲8Redwood City, CACA82,17826.9%+12.9 pts

571▲26Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89327.0%–

572▼2View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23027.2%+8.5 pts

573▼1Monterey, CACA28,95327.2%+8.5 pts

574▼23La Habra Heights, CACA5,32727.3%+4.8 pts

575▼18Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79327.5%–

576▼32Marina del Rey, CACA9,17627.6%+4.6 pts

577▼6Fairfax, CACA7,41727.8%+9.1 pts

578▲21Westlake, CACA7,50527.9%+5.3 pts

579▼18Agoura Hills, CACA19,24327.9%+9.9 pts

580▲8Newport Beach, CACA81,97727.9%+6.5 pts

581▲13Culver City, CACA39,45228.5%+11.2 pts

582▼2Encinitas, CACA60,73628.6%+8.9 pts

583▲9Blackhawk, CACA10,13728.7%–

584▼1Santa Cruz, CACA61,79729.1%+11.6 pts

585▲24Laguna Beach, CACA22,39129.2%+6.4 pts

586▼1Oak Park, CACA13,75729.4%+18.0 pts

587▲23Solana Beach, CACA12,60229.4%+3.8 pts

588▼9Granite Bay, CACA21,67329.6%+11.5 pts

589▼13Danville, CACA43,30229.7%+8.6 pts

590▲16Burlingame, CACA31,92929.8%+12.1 pts

591▲17Gold River, CACA7,92429.8%+8.6 pts

592▲3Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94830.0%+1.4 pts

593▼18El Granada, CACA5,23230.2%+11.6 pts

594▲20San Anselmo, CACA12,55530.3%+8.4 pts

595▼9Coto de Caza, CACA15,19030.4%+11.3 pts

596▲4Santa Monica, CACA90,08230.5%+7.3 pts

597▲14Walnut Creek, CACA70,01230.6%+10.0 pts

598▲4Claremont, CACA35,83830.6%+2.4 pts

599▼10Malibu, CACA9,57431.3%+4.6 pts

600▼9Fremont, CACA226,44231.4%+14.8 pts

601▲14Coronado, CACA21,09431.5%+8.6 pts

602▲5Irvine, CACA318,76431.5%+7.4 pts

603▼10Pacific Grove, CACA14,65931.6%+13.2 pts

604▼6Dublin, CACA71,60232.0%+22.9 pts

605Saranap, CACA5,66232.1%–

606▲7El Cerrito, CACA26,12132.2%+6.5 pts

607▼23Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51332.6%+9.4 pts

608▲22Topanga, CACA8,88532.7%–

609▼28Ladera Heights, CACA7,33432.7%+6.4 pts

610▼23Rio del Mar, CACA9,20132.7%+12.2 pts

611▲32Montecito, CACA9,03133.3%+4.9 pts

612▼8Pleasanton, CACA74,55633.4%+17.6 pts

613▲3San Ramon, CACA86,20933.4%+16.5 pts

614▼24Alamo, CACA14,48833.4%+9.1 pts

615▼14Sierra Madre, CACA10,62033.5%+11.9 pts

616▼20Beverly Hills, CACA30,76433.6%+8.8 pts

617Larkspur, CACA12,62033.9%+7.6 pts

618▲13South Pasadena, CACA25,50334.2%+9.2 pts

619▼1Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65434.5%+8.3 pts

620▲3Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83034.7%+12.0 pts

621▼2Belmont, CACA28,75234.8%+13.6 pts

622▼19Calabasas, CACA22,02734.9%+10.5 pts

623▼11Santa Clara, CACA133,44635.3%+18.7 pts

624▼4Emeryville, CACA13,25135.3%+9.9 pts

625▲7Mill Valley, CACA13,79935.9%+3.0 pts

626▼2Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12236.5%+7.9 pts

627▼5Sausalito, CACA7,01936.8%+7.8 pts

628▲9La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48037.4%+7.8 pts

629▼2Corte Madera, CACA9,92937.5%+14.2 pts

630▼1San Carlos, CACA29,26137.6%+17.8 pts

631▼3Lafayette, CACA25,31337.8%+8.0 pts

632▼11Los Gatos, CACA32,57637.9%+12.5 pts

633▼8Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83139.0%–

634▼1Sunnyvale, CACA156,57739.2%+17.2 pts

635▲4University of California-Davis, CACA8,69639.4%–

636▼1Foster City, CACA32,41140.6%+16.4 pts

637▲3Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08540.8%+9.0 pts

638▼4Moraga, CACA16,32241.2%–

639▼13Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55941.5%+10.5 pts

640▲2Berkeley, CACA121,91142.0%+7.7 pts

641▲7Woodside, CACA5,18142.2%+5.7 pts

642▲2Albany, CACA19,19542.8%+8.8 pts

643▼7Tiburon, CACA8,88144.4%+10.8 pts

644▼3Kentfield, CACA6,90044.4%+10.5 pts

645▲2Davis, CACA66,11044.5%+8.4 pts

646Menlo Park, CACA32,71345.0%+14.3 pts

647▼9San Marino, CACA11,96445.0%+12.1 pts

648▼3Mountain View, CACA85,43845.1%+19.6 pts

649Saratoga, CACA30,41846.4%+12.9 pts

650▲11University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12146.7%–

651▼1Orinda, CACA19,50747.0%+12.7 pts

652▲1Hillsborough, CACA11,20647.7%+11.8 pts

653▼1Cupertino, CACA58,33348.6%+15.2 pts

654▲2Atherton, CACA6,96052.3%+12.1 pts

655▼1Kensington, CACA5,17952.6%+9.5 pts

656▲2Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41954.5%+13.1 pts

657Palo Alto, CACA67,60955.0%+11.9 pts

658▼3Los Altos, CACA30,96555.7%+19.9 pts

659▼8Piedmont, CACA10,64256.8%+15.7 pts

660Stanford, CACA18,66257.8%−7.0 pts

661▼2California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91558.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES