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Least educated, California cities · 2010

California cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

501Aptos, CACA6,40442.1%+2%

502Goleta, CACA32,40142.2%+8%

503Dublin, CACA71,60242.3%+29%

504Santa Barbara, CACA86,42242.3%+7%

505Signal Hill, CACA11,15342.4%+72%

506Loma Linda, CACA25,22142.4%−5%

507Chino Hills, CACA77,51942.5%+13%

508Fair Oaks, CACA32,79942.8%+1%

509Novato, CACA51,94742.8%+16%

510Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76542.9%+11%

511Laguna Hills, CACA30,02043.0%+9%

512San Mateo, CACA103,33743.4%+13%

513Mountain House, CACA25,31543.7%–

514Mission Viejo, CACA90,48443.8%+6%

515Campbell, CACA42,49043.9%+11%

516East San Gabriel, CACA23,41044.1%+23%

517Dana Point, CACA32,23244.1%+8%

518Torrance, CACA138,39144.6%+22%

519Truckee, CACA17,27844.9%+36%

520San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63645.0%+10%

521Ben Lomond, CACA6,85845.1%+43%

522Poway, CACA49,18045.3%+15%

523Alameda, CACA76,87645.6%+8%

524Desert Palms, CACA6,57945.7%–

525Pasadena, CACA135,80445.7%+11%

526San Clemente, CACA62,22645.7%+27%

527San Rafael, CACA59,41045.8%+5%

528Pacific Grove, CACA14,65946.0%+4%

529Scotts Valley, CACA11,65246.3%+13%

530Yorba Linda, CACA65,63246.3%+12%

531St. Helena, CACA5,19446.7%+17%

532View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23046.8%+4%

533Walnut, CACA27,31647.4%+13%

534La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66047.7%+19%

535Monterey, CACA28,95347.8%+3%

536Diamond Bar, CACA51,88447.8%+13%

537Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23048.2%+14%

538Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77948.3%+10%

539Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01748.4%+14%

540La Habra Heights, CACA5,32748.4%−2%

541Santa Clara, CACA133,44648.8%+15%

542El Segundo, CACA16,37949.0%+20%

543Fremont, CACA226,44250.1%+16%

544Granite Bay, CACA21,67350.3%+1%

545Cerritos, CACA46,36750.5%+16%

546Villa Park, CACA5,64550.5%−12%

547Rio del Mar, CACA9,20150.5%−6%

548Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51350.8%−7%

549Carlsbad, CACA112,26051.1%+12%

550Isla Vista, CACA13,92051.2%+30%

551San Francisco, CACA826,07951.2%+14%

552Santa Cruz, CACA61,79751.7%+17%

553El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02651.8%+0%

554Culver City, CACA39,45251.8%+26%

555Arcadia, CACA54,11752.2%+18%

556Claremont, CACA35,83852.8%+1%

557Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83152.9%–

558Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84453.0%+9%

559Rancho Murieta, CACA5,87553.1%+30%

560Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10753.3%+11%

561Burlingame, CACA31,92953.4%+11%

562Saranap, CACA5,66254.2%–

563Ladera Heights, CACA7,33454.3%+3%

564Encinitas, CACA60,73654.3%+9%

565Rossmoor, CACA11,53255.0%+13%

566North Tustin, CACA25,80755.1%–

567Clayton, CACA10,84255.1%+6%

568Pleasanton, CACA74,55655.2%+17%

569West Hollywood, CACA34,23155.4%+18%

570Coronado, CACA21,09455.5%+15%

571Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99055.8%–

572Sunnyvale, CACA156,57756.1%+11%

573Gold River, CACA7,92457.0%−1%

574Redondo Beach, CACA67,28157.0%+19%

575El Cerrito, CACA26,12157.3%+2%

576Westlake, CACA7,50557.3%+12%

577Belmont, CACA28,75257.5%+11%

578Sierra Madre, CACA10,62057.5%+16%

579San Ramon, CACA86,20958.3%+11%

580Walnut Creek, CACA70,01258.4%+8%

581Mountain View, CACA85,43858.7%+6%

582San Carlos, CACA29,26159.1%+19%

583Beverly Hills, CACA30,76459.2%+9%

584Larkspur, CACA12,62059.3%−5%

585Solana Beach, CACA12,60259.5%+2%

586Malibu, CACA9,57459.6%+0%

587Agoura Hills, CACA19,24359.7%+23%

588San Anselmo, CACA12,55559.8%+1%

589Coto de Caza, CACA15,19059.9%+3%

590Fairfax, CACA7,41761.8%+27%

591Topanga, CACA8,88561.9%–

592Foster City, CACA32,41162.2%+4%

593Newport Beach, CACA81,97762.5%+7%

594Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47362.7%+9%

595Oak Park, CACA13,75762.7%+34%

596Santa Monica, CACA90,08262.9%+15%

597Laguna Beach, CACA22,39163.0%+12%

598Montecito, CACA9,03164.0%+1%

599South Pasadena, CACA25,50364.0%+14%

600Calabasas, CACA22,02764.2%+11%

601Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83064.3%+3%

602Danville, CACA43,30264.3%+8%

603Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79364.3%–

604Corte Madera, CACA9,92964.5%+2%

605Los Gatos, CACA32,57664.6%+10%

606Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65464.7%+12%

607Irvine, CACA318,76465.5%+12%

608El Granada, CACA5,23266.1%+31%

609Alamo, CACA14,48867.1%+5%

610Kentfield, CACA6,90067.5%−1%

611Emeryville, CACA13,25167.7%+26%

612Marina del Rey, CACA9,17667.8%+9%

613Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94867.8%+12%

614Berkeley, CACA121,91168.2%+6%

615Davis, CACA66,11068.4%−0%

616Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51368.5%+1%

617La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48068.7%+8%

618Albany, CACA19,19568.8%+8%

619Blackhawk, CACA10,13769.5%–

620Menlo Park, CACA32,71369.5%+13%

621Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08570.4%−7%

622Woodside, CACA5,18170.6%+5%

623Lafayette, CACA25,31371.3%+5%

624Hillsborough, CACA11,20671.3%+2%

625Sausalito, CACA7,01972.1%+3%

626Mill Valley, CACA13,79972.6%+2%

627San Marino, CACA11,96473.3%+5%

628Moraga, CACA16,32273.6%–

629Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12273.8%+9%

630Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55974.4%+5%

631Cupertino, CACA58,33374.7%+14%

632Saratoga, CACA30,41876.8%+13%

633Kensington, CACA5,17976.8%−2%

634Orinda, CACA19,50777.2%+4%

635Los Altos, CACA30,96578.2%+10%

636Palo Alto, CACA67,60979.3%+7%

637University of California-Davis, CACA8,69679.7%–

638Tiburon, CACA8,88180.2%+15%

639Piedmont, CACA10,64281.2%+4%

640Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41982.2%+5%

641Atherton, CACA6,96082.6%+8%

642Stanford, CACA18,66289.8%−5%

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