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Most educated, California cities · 2010

California cities ranked by the 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

501Home Gardens, CACA10,50611.8%+25%

502Patterson, CACA26,58711.8%+7%

503South Whittier, CACA55,65011.8%+19%

504San Jacinto, CACA56,01411.7%+32%

505Selma, CACA24,70211.6%+45%

506Florin, CACA50,21111.6%+15%

507Magalia, CACA7,38911.6%−17%

508Valinda, CACA20,96211.6%+38%

509Baldwin Park, CACA68,88011.6%+29%

510El Cerrito, CACA5,32511.6%−6%

511Interlaken, CACA8,06811.6%+31%

512Madera Acres, CACA9,84611.3%+13%

513West Rancho Dominguez, CACA23,30011.1%–

514Tulare, CACA73,90711.1%+36%

515California City, CACA13,30011.1%−8%

516Orland, CACA8,38111.0%+39%

517Porterville, CACA63,08811.0%+0%

518Santa Paula, CACA31,77411.0%+27%

519West Puente Valley, CACA22,49511.0%+39%

520Crescent City, CACA6,00210.9%−18%

521Marysville, CACA12,73810.8%−1%

522El Monte, CACA105,07510.7%+51%

523Live Oak, CACA9,46610.6%+131%

524Garnet, CACA7,38210.5%–

525Red Bluff, CACA14,40410.4%+20%

526La Puente, CACA36,42310.3%+32%

527Shasta Lake, CACA10,20810.3%+51%

528Mayfair, CACA5,04410.2%–

529Waterford, CACA9,25810.2%+6%

530Watsonville, CACA50,71610.2%+17%

531Pico Rivera, CACA58,91510.2%+43%

532Lakeland, CACA12,23610.1%+25%

533Brawley, CACA28,00810.1%−3%

534Anderson, CACA11,13110.1%+44%

535Delhi, CACA11,00910.1%+56%

536Taft, CACA6,99510.0%+14%

537Madera, CACA69,01710.0%+8%

538Highgrove, CACA8,36610.0%−13%

539Gridley, CACA7,2589.7%+29%

540Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,3739.7%+45%

541Paramount, CACA50,7559.7%+39%

542Phelan, CACA18,4969.6%–

543Holtville, CACA5,5919.6%+1%

544Colusa, CACA6,5199.6%−30%

545Hesperia, CACA102,6059.5%+19%

546Ione, CACA9,2829.5%+12%

547Sanger, CACA27,2289.4%+15%

548Parkway, CACA15,3979.4%–

549Ceres, CACA48,9829.4%+14%

550Barstow, CACA24,8049.4%+3%

551Los Banos, CACA49,6149.3%−6%

552South El Monte, CACA18,9639.2%+197%

553Perris, CACA83,2379.0%+36%

554Tehachapi, CACA11,8529.0%+41%

555Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,7938.9%−3%

556Homeland, CACA7,5848.9%+56%

557Coalinga, CACA17,2818.7%−26%

558Williams, CACA5,5298.6%+60%

559Rialto, CACA106,5548.6%−0%

560San Fernando, CACA23,4498.6%+59%

561Piñon Hills, CACA7,0658.5%–

562Newman, CACA12,4538.5%−9%

563Lucerne Valley, CACA5,9578.5%–

564Corning, CACA8,2608.5%+17%

565Adelanto, CACA38,7988.2%+38%

566West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,6158.1%−2%

567Westmont, CACA34,1238.0%+42%

568Willowbrook, CACA21,6817.6%+22%

569Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,3927.6%–

570Lemon Hill, CACA15,3127.5%–

571Oildale, CACA34,6877.5%+21%

572South San Jose Hills, CACA16,9117.4%−7%

573Sun, CACA11,0367.4%–

574Blythe, CACA15,0427.4%−18%

575Chowchilla, CACA18,7307.4%+16%

576Greenfield, CACA21,1387.3%+98%

577Livingston, CACA14,6907.1%+14%

578Compton, CACA90,5007.1%+20%

579Bloomington, CACA25,6987.0%+43%

580Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,4086.9%−16%

581Palermo, CACA5,2666.8%−14%

582Mead Valley, CACA19,2866.8%–

583Dos Palos, CACA5,6976.8%+57%

584Heber, CACA7,3126.8%+63%

585Linda, CACA23,8716.7%+85%

586South Gate, CACA90,0716.7%+38%

587Calipatria, CACA6,0126.7%+205%

588Commerce, CACA11,6886.7%+44%

589Olivehurst, CACA18,4446.7%+34%

590Shafter, CACA23,8716.7%+19%

591Huntington Park, CACA51,5446.6%+38%

592Good Hope, CACA8,8166.3%–

593West Modesto, CACA5,9786.3%+35%

594South Monrovia Island, CACA6,8306.2%–

595King City, CACA14,0026.1%−23%

596Clearlake, CACA16,8936.1%+19%

597Dinuba, CACA25,9496.0%−13%

598Garden Acres, CACA10,6675.9%+76%

599Delano, CACA52,3345.8%+6%

600East Los Angeles, CACA111,6475.4%+50%

601Gustine, CACA6,1125.3%−43%

602Thermalito, CACA6,7205.3%+74%

603Soledad, CACA26,3575.3%+30%

604Orosi, CACA8,9665.2%–

605Lennox, CACA19,4495.0%+69%

606Firebaugh, CACA8,7744.8%+36%

607Mojave, CACA5,1734.7%−22%

608Coachella, CACA45,4114.7%+143%

609Lynwood, CACA63,5124.7%+3%

610Castroville, CACA6,7204.6%+55%

611Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,0954.6%–

612Wasco, CACA26,5254.6%+9%

613Bell Gardens, CACA37,3674.5%+14%

614Walnut Park, CACA14,9584.3%−13%

615Corcoran, CACA22,3584.1%−27%

616Woodlake, CACA8,0734.0%+3%

617Guadalupe, CACA8,8464.0%−7%

618Parlier, CACA14,6223.9%+41%

619Florence-Graham, CACA60,6903.8%+61%

620El Rio, CACA6,3683.8%−48%

621Gonzales, CACA8,3133.8%−47%

622Bell, CACA31,6253.8%−5%

623East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,6033.7%–

624Arvin, CACA19,8203.6%+67%

625Maywood, CACA23,6003.6%+57%

626Lindsay, CACA12,5783.5%−32%

627Earlimart, CACA7,2143.5%+98%

628Cudahy, CACA21,4453.4%+14%

629Avenal, CACA13,4793.4%−17%

630Muscoy, CACA12,0253.3%+2%

631McFarland, CACA14,7093.3%+4%

632East Porterville, CACA5,0663.2%−15%

633Winton, CACA11,7973.1%−46%

634Lamont, CACA13,1642.7%+14%

635Keyes, CACA5,5772.6%−29%

636Orange Cove, CACA9,8112.5%+53%

637Farmersville, CACA10,3262.4%+22%

638Goshen, CACA5,1362.0%−34%

639August, CACA8,8251.3%−39%

640Mecca, CACA7,1841.1%−31%

641Mendota, CACA12,7780.6%+27%

642Huron, CACA7,3940.0%–

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