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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 (2010 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

501Aptos, CACA6,40442.1%+0.8 pts

502Goleta, CACA32,40142.2%+3.2 pts

503Dublin, CACA71,60242.3%+9.4 pts

504Santa Barbara, CACA86,42242.3%+2.7 pts

505Signal Hill, CACA11,15342.4%+17.8 pts

506Loma Linda, CACA25,22142.4%−2.3 pts

507Chino Hills, CACA77,51942.5%+4.9 pts

508Fair Oaks, CACA32,79942.8%+0.4 pts

509Novato, CACA51,94742.8%+5.8 pts

510Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,76542.9%+4.1 pts

511Laguna Hills, CACA30,02043.0%+3.7 pts

512San Mateo, CACA103,33743.4%+4.9 pts

513Mountain House, CACA25,31543.7%–

514Mission Viejo, CACA90,48443.8%+2.6 pts

515Campbell, CACA42,49043.9%+4.3 pts

516East San Gabriel, CACA23,41044.1%+8.2 pts

517Dana Point, CACA32,23244.1%+3.1 pts

518Torrance, CACA138,39144.6%+8.2 pts

519Truckee, CACA17,27844.9%+11.9 pts

520San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63645.0%+4.1 pts

521Ben Lomond, CACA6,85845.1%+13.5 pts

522Poway, CACA49,18045.3%+5.9 pts

523Alameda, CACA76,87645.6%+3.4 pts

524Desert Palms, CACA6,57945.7%–

525Pasadena, CACA135,80445.7%+4.4 pts

526San Clemente, CACA62,22645.7%+9.6 pts

527San Rafael, CACA59,41045.8%+2.2 pts

528Pacific Grove, CACA14,65946.0%+1.9 pts

529Scotts Valley, CACA11,65246.3%+5.4 pts

530Yorba Linda, CACA65,63246.3%+4.8 pts

531St. Helena, CACA5,19446.7%+6.8 pts

532View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23046.8%+1.8 pts

533Walnut, CACA27,31647.4%+5.5 pts

534La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66047.7%+7.5 pts

535Monterey, CACA28,95347.8%+1.5 pts

536Diamond Bar, CACA51,88447.8%+5.5 pts

537Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23048.2%+6.0 pts

538Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77948.3%+4.5 pts

539Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01748.4%+5.9 pts

540La Habra Heights, CACA5,32748.4%−0.8 pts

541Santa Clara, CACA133,44648.8%+6.4 pts

542El Segundo, CACA16,37949.0%+8.2 pts

543Fremont, CACA226,44250.1%+6.9 pts

544Granite Bay, CACA21,67350.3%+0.7 pts

545Cerritos, CACA46,36750.5%+6.8 pts

546Villa Park, CACA5,64550.5%−6.8 pts

547Rio del Mar, CACA9,20150.5%−3.5 pts

548Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51350.8%−3.6 pts

549Carlsbad, CACA112,26051.1%+5.5 pts

550Isla Vista, CACA13,92051.2%+11.7 pts

551San Francisco, CACA826,07951.2%+6.2 pts

552Santa Cruz, CACA61,79751.7%+7.3 pts

553El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02651.8%+0.1 pts

554Culver City, CACA39,45251.8%+10.6 pts

555Arcadia, CACA54,11752.2%+7.8 pts

556Claremont, CACA35,83852.8%+0.4 pts

557Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83152.9%–

558Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84453.0%+4.4 pts

559Rancho Murieta, CACA5,87553.1%+12.1 pts

560Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10753.3%+5.4 pts

561Burlingame, CACA31,92953.4%+5.5 pts

562Saranap, CACA5,66254.2%–

563Ladera Heights, CACA7,33454.3%+1.6 pts

564Encinitas, CACA60,73654.3%+4.3 pts

565Rossmoor, CACA11,53255.0%+6.1 pts

566North Tustin, CACA25,80755.1%–

567Clayton, CACA10,84255.1%+3.3 pts

568Pleasanton, CACA74,55655.2%+7.9 pts

569West Hollywood, CACA34,23155.4%+8.6 pts

570Coronado, CACA21,09455.5%+7.3 pts

571Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99055.8%–

572Sunnyvale, CACA156,57756.1%+5.4 pts

573Gold River, CACA7,92457.0%−0.7 pts

574Redondo Beach, CACA67,28157.0%+9.0 pts

575El Cerrito, CACA26,12157.3%+1.3 pts

576Westlake, CACA7,50557.3%+5.9 pts

577Belmont, CACA28,75257.5%+5.8 pts

578Sierra Madre, CACA10,62057.5%+7.8 pts

579San Ramon, CACA86,20958.3%+5.6 pts

580Walnut Creek, CACA70,01258.4%+4.4 pts

581Mountain View, CACA85,43858.7%+3.3 pts

582San Carlos, CACA29,26159.1%+9.3 pts

583Beverly Hills, CACA30,76459.2%+4.7 pts

584Larkspur, CACA12,62059.3%−3.3 pts

585Solana Beach, CACA12,60259.5%+1.4 pts

586Malibu, CACA9,57459.6%+0.2 pts

587Agoura Hills, CACA19,24359.7%+11.2 pts

588San Anselmo, CACA12,55559.8%+0.9 pts

589Coto de Caza, CACA15,19059.9%+1.6 pts

590Fairfax, CACA7,41761.8%+13.0 pts

591Topanga, CACA8,88561.9%–

592Foster City, CACA32,41162.2%+2.4 pts

593Newport Beach, CACA81,97762.5%+4.0 pts

594Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47362.7%+5.3 pts

595Oak Park, CACA13,75762.7%+16.0 pts

596Santa Monica, CACA90,08262.9%+8.1 pts

597Laguna Beach, CACA22,39163.0%+6.9 pts

598Montecito, CACA9,03164.0%+0.5 pts

599South Pasadena, CACA25,50364.0%+7.9 pts

600Calabasas, CACA22,02764.2%+6.3 pts

601Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83064.3%+1.9 pts

602Danville, CACA43,30264.3%+4.8 pts

603Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79364.3%–

604Corte Madera, CACA9,92964.5%+1.2 pts

605Los Gatos, CACA32,57664.6%+5.7 pts

606Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65464.7%+6.7 pts

607Irvine, CACA318,76465.5%+7.1 pts

608El Granada, CACA5,23266.1%+15.7 pts

609Alamo, CACA14,48867.1%+3.4 pts

610Kentfield, CACA6,90067.5%−0.8 pts

611Emeryville, CACA13,25167.7%+14.1 pts

612Marina del Rey, CACA9,17667.8%+5.5 pts

613Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94867.8%+7.1 pts

614Berkeley, CACA121,91168.2%+3.9 pts

615Davis, CACA66,11068.4%−0.2 pts

616Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51368.5%+0.9 pts

617La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48068.7%+5.2 pts

618Albany, CACA19,19568.8%+4.9 pts

619Blackhawk, CACA10,13769.5%–

620Menlo Park, CACA32,71369.5%+7.8 pts

621Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08570.4%−5.3 pts

622Woodside, CACA5,18170.6%+3.5 pts

623Lafayette, CACA25,31371.3%+3.4 pts

624Hillsborough, CACA11,20671.3%+1.3 pts

625Sausalito, CACA7,01972.1%+2.2 pts

626Mill Valley, CACA13,79972.6%+1.6 pts

627San Marino, CACA11,96473.3%+3.6 pts

628Moraga, CACA16,32273.6%–

629Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12273.8%+6.2 pts

630Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55974.4%+3.6 pts

631Cupertino, CACA58,33374.7%+9.4 pts

632Saratoga, CACA30,41876.8%+8.6 pts

633Kensington, CACA5,17976.8%−1.2 pts

634Orinda, CACA19,50777.2%+3.3 pts

635Los Altos, CACA30,96578.2%+6.9 pts

636Palo Alto, CACA67,60979.3%+5.0 pts

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

638Tiburon, CACA8,88180.2%+10.5 pts

639Piedmont, CACA10,64281.2%+3.4 pts

640Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41982.2%+4.0 pts

641Atherton, CACA6,96082.6%+6.4 pts

642Stanford, CACA18,66289.8%−4.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS