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Fewest graduate degrees, California cities · 2020

California cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

501Sebastopol, CACA7,53218.0%+41%

502Rancho San Diego, CACA21,27218.0%+35%

503Torrance, CACA138,39118.1%+55%

504Villa Park, CACA5,64518.3%−27%

505Mountain House, CACA25,31518.3%–

506Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01718.3%+40%

507Cambria, CACA5,97818.4%+57%

508Cerritos, CACA46,36718.5%+30%

509Arcata, CACA19,04718.5%+36%

510Diamond Bar, CACA51,88418.6%+39%

511Wrightwood, CACA5,06718.7%+43%

512San Jose, CACA989,81418.7%+74%

513Jamul, CACA6,57418.8%+41%

514Clayton, CACA10,84218.8%+21%

515Old Fig Garden, CACA5,50319.0%–

516San Diego, CACA1,406,10619.2%+44%

517Oakland, CACA440,83819.2%+49%

518Rancho Murieta, CACA5,87519.5%+32%

519Desert Palms, CACA6,57919.6%–

520Seal Beach, CACA24,07519.7%+38%

521Bonita, CACA12,65219.7%+31%

522East Pasadena, CACA5,47919.7%+38%

523St. Helena, CACA5,19419.7%+78%

524Campbell, CACA42,49019.8%+48%

525Santa Barbara, CACA86,42219.8%+27%

526San Clemente, CACA62,22619.9%+74%

527West Hollywood, CACA34,23119.9%+26%

528El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02619.9%+13%

529Isla Vista, CACA13,92019.9%−12%

530Scotts Valley, CACA11,65219.9%+53%

531Redlands, CACA74,12820.0%+22%

532Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76520.0%+15%

533Yorba Linda, CACA65,63220.1%+30%

534Folsom, CACA91,98320.1%+69%

535Pleasure Point, CACA5,48920.1%–

536Poway, CACA49,18020.1%+42%

537Dana Point, CACA32,23220.3%+29%

538Arcadia, CACA54,11720.7%+19%

539Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23020.7%+32%

540Loma Linda, CACA25,22120.9%−2%

541Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84421.1%+51%

542La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66021.2%+49%

543Goleta, CACA32,40121.2%+35%

544Marina del Rey, CACA9,17621.2%−8%

545Morro Bay, CACA10,61321.2%+101%

546Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87621.4%+43%

547Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51321.6%+29%

548San Rafael, CACA59,41021.6%+28%

549El Segundo, CACA16,37921.9%+68%

550Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10722.0%+34%

551La Habra Heights, CACA5,32722.0%−2%

552North Tustin, CACA25,80722.0%–

553Alameda, CACA76,87622.1%+47%

554Milpitas, CACA78,59622.1%+81%

555San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63622.2%+45%

556Laguna Woods, CACA16,84422.4%+82%

557Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79322.6%–

558Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07322.8%+119%

559Ojai, CACA7,47422.9%+69%

560Aptos, CACA6,40423.0%+36%

561Agoura Hills, CACA19,24323.0%+28%

562Redondo Beach, CACA67,28123.1%+32%

563Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29523.3%–

564Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99023.3%–

565Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97123.4%–

566Altadena, CACA41,70523.5%+37%

567Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28723.5%+76%

568San Francisco, CACA826,07923.7%+45%

569Rossmoor, CACA11,53223.7%+15%

570View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23023.7%+27%

571Fairfax, CACA7,41724.0%+28%

572Monterey, CACA28,95324.4%+30%

573San Mateo, CACA103,33724.5%+88%

574Carlsbad, CACA112,26024.6%+51%

575El Granada, CACA5,23225.0%+34%

576Danville, CACA43,30225.1%+19%

577Pasadena, CACA135,80425.2%+41%

578Redwood City, CACA82,17825.5%+82%

579Granite Bay, CACA21,67325.9%+43%

580Encinitas, CACA60,73626.1%+32%

581Ladera Heights, CACA7,33426.1%−1%

582Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47326.4%+16%

583Santa Cruz, CACA61,79726.6%+52%

584Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51326.7%+15%

585Oak Park, CACA13,75726.7%+134%

586Coto de Caza, CACA15,19027.1%+42%

587Rio del Mar, CACA9,20127.3%+33%

588Newport Beach, CACA81,97727.6%+29%

589Malibu, CACA9,57427.7%+4%

590Alamo, CACA14,48827.9%+15%

591Fremont, CACA226,44228.0%+68%

592Blackhawk, CACA10,13728.0%–

593Pacific Grove, CACA14,65928.0%+52%

594Culver City, CACA39,45228.6%+65%

595Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94828.6%+0%

596Beverly Hills, CACA30,76428.9%+16%

597Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89329.0%–

598Dublin, CACA71,60229.1%+221%

599Westlake, CACA7,50529.3%+30%

600Santa Monica, CACA90,08229.3%+26%

601Sierra Madre, CACA10,62029.9%+38%

602Claremont, CACA35,83830.0%+6%

603Calabasas, CACA22,02730.2%+24%

604Pleasanton, CACA74,55630.4%+93%

605Saranap, CACA5,66230.5%–

606Burlingame, CACA31,92930.6%+73%

607Irvine, CACA318,76430.6%+27%

608Gold River, CACA7,92430.7%+45%

609Laguna Beach, CACA22,39130.8%+35%

610Solana Beach, CACA12,60230.9%+21%

611Walnut Creek, CACA70,01231.1%+51%

612Santa Clara, CACA133,44631.1%+88%

613El Cerrito, CACA26,12131.4%+22%

614San Anselmo, CACA12,55531.5%+44%

615Coronado, CACA21,09431.9%+39%

616San Ramon, CACA86,20932.0%+90%

617Larkspur, CACA12,62032.0%+22%

618Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65432.2%+23%

619Belmont, CACA28,75232.4%+53%

620Emeryville, CACA13,25133.3%+31%

621Los Gatos, CACA32,57633.4%+32%

622Sausalito, CACA7,01933.7%+16%

623Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83033.8%+49%

624Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12234.6%+21%

625Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83134.7%–

626Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55934.7%+12%

627Corte Madera, CACA9,92934.7%+49%

628Lafayette, CACA25,31335.1%+18%

629San Carlos, CACA29,26135.2%+77%

630Topanga, CACA8,88535.6%–

631South Pasadena, CACA25,50335.6%+43%

632Mill Valley, CACA13,79935.8%+9%

633Sunnyvale, CACA156,57735.8%+63%

634Moraga, CACA16,32236.2%–

635Foster City, CACA32,41136.3%+50%

636Tiburon, CACA8,88136.3%+8%

637La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48036.6%+24%

638San Marino, CACA11,96438.0%+15%

639University of California-Davis, CACA8,69638.3%–

640Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08538.6%+22%

641Kentfield, CACA6,90038.7%+14%

642Berkeley, CACA121,91139.5%+15%

643Montecito, CACA9,03140.3%+42%

644Albany, CACA19,19540.4%+19%

645Mountain View, CACA85,43841.8%+64%

646Menlo Park, CACA32,71342.4%+38%

647Davis, CACA66,11042.6%+18%

648Woodside, CACA5,18143.1%+18%

649Saratoga, CACA30,41843.4%+29%

650Orinda, CACA19,50744.0%+28%

651Piedmont, CACA10,64245.6%+11%

652Cupertino, CACA58,33346.2%+38%

653Hillsborough, CACA11,20646.3%+29%

654Kensington, CACA5,17950.7%+18%

655Los Altos, CACA30,96552.7%+47%

656Atherton, CACA6,96052.7%+31%

657Palo Alto, CACA67,60954.7%+27%

658Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41957.1%+38%

659California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91560.4%–

660Stanford, CACA18,66261.0%−6%

661University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12162.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES