Oakland City Wire

17.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in El Monte city in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 23.8 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 115,669.

57.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many El Monte city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	32,040	42.2
Regular high school diploma	18,939	24.9
GED or alternative credential	1,318	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	2,340	3.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8,220	10.8
Associate's degree	4,268	5.6
Bachelor's degree	7,044	9.3
Master's degree	1,165	1.5
Professional school degree	451	0.6
Doctorate degree	177	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.