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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 (2010 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

501Home Gardens, CACA10,50611.8%+2.4 pts

502Patterson, CACA26,58711.8%+0.8 pts

503South Whittier, CACA55,65011.8%+1.9 pts

504San Jacinto, CACA56,01411.7%+2.8 pts

505Selma, CACA24,70211.6%+3.6 pts

506Florin, CACA50,21111.6%+1.5 pts

507Magalia, CACA7,38911.6%−2.4 pts

508Valinda, CACA20,96211.6%+3.2 pts

509Baldwin Park, CACA68,88011.6%+2.6 pts

510El Cerrito, CACA5,32511.6%−0.7 pts

511Interlaken, CACA8,06811.6%+2.8 pts

512Madera Acres, CACA9,84611.3%+1.3 pts

513West Rancho Dominguez, CACA23,30011.1%–

514Tulare, CACA73,90711.1%+3.0 pts

515California City, CACA13,30011.1%−1.0 pts

516Orland, CACA8,38111.0%+3.1 pts

517Porterville, CACA63,08811.0%+0.0 pts

518Santa Paula, CACA31,77411.0%+2.3 pts

519West Puente Valley, CACA22,49511.0%+3.1 pts

520Crescent City, CACA6,00210.9%−2.4 pts

521Marysville, CACA12,73810.8%−0.1 pts

522El Monte, CACA105,07510.7%+3.6 pts

523Live Oak, CACA9,46610.6%+6.0 pts

524Garnet, CACA7,38210.5%–

525Red Bluff, CACA14,40410.4%+1.8 pts

526La Puente, CACA36,42310.3%+2.5 pts

527Shasta Lake, CACA10,20810.3%+3.5 pts

528Mayfair, CACA5,04410.2%–

529Waterford, CACA9,25810.2%+0.5 pts

530Watsonville, CACA50,71610.2%+1.5 pts

531Pico Rivera, CACA58,91510.2%+3.1 pts

532Lakeland, CACA12,23610.1%+2.0 pts

533Brawley, CACA28,00810.1%−0.3 pts

534Anderson, CACA11,13110.1%+3.1 pts

535Delhi, CACA11,00910.1%+3.6 pts

536Taft, CACA6,99510.0%+1.3 pts

537Madera, CACA69,01710.0%+0.7 pts

538Highgrove, CACA8,36610.0%−1.4 pts

539Gridley, CACA7,2589.7%+2.2 pts

540Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,3739.7%+3.0 pts

541Paramount, CACA50,7559.7%+2.7 pts

542Phelan, CACA18,4969.6%–

543Holtville, CACA5,5919.6%+0.1 pts

544Colusa, CACA6,5199.6%−4.1 pts

545Hesperia, CACA102,6059.5%+1.6 pts

546Ione, CACA9,2829.5%+1.0 pts

547Sanger, CACA27,2289.4%+1.2 pts

548Parkway, CACA15,3979.4%–

549Ceres, CACA48,9829.4%+1.1 pts

550Barstow, CACA24,8049.4%+0.2 pts

551Los Banos, CACA49,6149.3%−0.6 pts

552South El Monte, CACA18,9639.2%+6.1 pts

553Perris, CACA83,2379.0%+2.4 pts

554Tehachapi, CACA11,8529.0%+2.6 pts

555Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,7938.9%−0.3 pts

556Homeland, CACA7,5848.9%+3.2 pts

557Coalinga, CACA17,2818.7%−3.0 pts

558Williams, CACA5,5298.6%+3.2 pts

559Rialto, CACA106,5548.6%−0.0 pts

560San Fernando, CACA23,4498.6%+3.2 pts

561Piñon Hills, CACA7,0658.5%–

562Newman, CACA12,4538.5%−0.9 pts

563Lucerne Valley, CACA5,9578.5%–

564Corning, CACA8,2608.5%+1.2 pts

565Adelanto, CACA38,7988.2%+2.2 pts

566West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,6158.1%−0.2 pts

567Westmont, CACA34,1238.0%+2.4 pts

568Willowbrook, CACA21,6817.6%+1.4 pts

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

570Lemon Hill, CACA15,3127.5%–

571Oildale, CACA34,6877.5%+1.3 pts

572South San Jose Hills, CACA16,9117.4%−0.6 pts

573Sun, CACA11,0367.4%–

574Blythe, CACA15,0427.4%−1.6 pts

575Chowchilla, CACA18,7307.4%+1.0 pts

576Greenfield, CACA21,1387.3%+3.6 pts

577Livingston, CACA14,6907.1%+0.9 pts

578Compton, CACA90,5007.1%+1.2 pts

579Bloomington, CACA25,6987.0%+2.1 pts

580Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,4086.9%−1.4 pts

581Palermo, CACA5,2666.8%−1.1 pts

582Mead Valley, CACA19,2866.8%–

583Dos Palos, CACA5,6976.8%+2.5 pts

584Heber, CACA7,3126.8%+2.6 pts

585Linda, CACA23,8716.7%+3.1 pts

586South Gate, CACA90,0716.7%+1.9 pts

587Calipatria, CACA6,0126.7%+4.5 pts

588Commerce, CACA11,6886.7%+2.1 pts

589Olivehurst, CACA18,4446.7%+1.7 pts

590Shafter, CACA23,8716.7%+1.0 pts

591Huntington Park, CACA51,5446.6%+1.8 pts

592Good Hope, CACA8,8166.3%–

593West Modesto, CACA5,9786.3%+1.6 pts

594South Monrovia Island, CACA6,8306.2%–

595King City, CACA14,0026.1%−1.9 pts

596Clearlake, CACA16,8936.1%+1.0 pts

597Dinuba, CACA25,9496.0%−0.9 pts

598Garden Acres, CACA10,6675.9%+2.6 pts

599Delano, CACA52,3345.8%+0.3 pts

600East Los Angeles, CACA111,6475.4%+1.8 pts

601Gustine, CACA6,1125.3%−4.1 pts

602Thermalito, CACA6,7205.3%+2.2 pts

603Soledad, CACA26,3575.3%+1.2 pts

604Orosi, CACA8,9665.2%–

605Lennox, CACA19,4495.0%+2.0 pts

606Firebaugh, CACA8,7744.8%+1.3 pts

607Mojave, CACA5,1734.7%−1.4 pts

608Coachella, CACA45,4114.7%+2.8 pts

609Lynwood, CACA63,5124.7%+0.1 pts

610Castroville, CACA6,7204.6%+1.7 pts

611Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,0954.6%–

612Wasco, CACA26,5254.6%+0.4 pts

613Bell Gardens, CACA37,3674.5%+0.5 pts

614Walnut Park, CACA14,9584.3%−0.7 pts

615Corcoran, CACA22,3584.1%−1.5 pts

616Woodlake, CACA8,0734.0%+0.1 pts

617Guadalupe, CACA8,8464.0%−0.3 pts

618Parlier, CACA14,6223.9%+1.1 pts

619Florence-Graham, CACA60,6903.8%+1.5 pts

620El Rio, CACA6,3683.8%−3.5 pts

621Gonzales, CACA8,3133.8%−3.4 pts

622Bell, CACA31,6253.8%−0.2 pts

623East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,6033.7%–

624Arvin, CACA19,8203.6%+1.5 pts

625Maywood, CACA23,6003.6%+1.3 pts

626Lindsay, CACA12,5783.5%−1.7 pts

627Earlimart, CACA7,2143.5%+1.7 pts

628Cudahy, CACA21,4453.4%+0.4 pts

629Avenal, CACA13,4793.4%−0.7 pts

630Muscoy, CACA12,0253.3%+0.1 pts

631McFarland, CACA14,7093.3%+0.1 pts

632East Porterville, CACA5,0663.2%−0.6 pts

633Winton, CACA11,7973.1%−2.7 pts

634Lamont, CACA13,1642.7%+0.3 pts

635Keyes, CACA5,5772.6%−1.0 pts

636Orange Cove, CACA9,8112.5%+0.9 pts

637Farmersville, CACA10,3262.4%+0.4 pts

638Goshen, CACA5,1362.0%−1.1 pts

639August, CACA8,8251.3%−0.8 pts

640Mecca, CACA7,1841.1%−0.5 pts

641Mendota, CACA12,7780.6%+0.1 pts

642Huron, CACA7,3940.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS