Oakland City Wire

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

This number was 39.3 percent higher than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 19,650.

97.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Hermosa Beach 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	366	2.4
Regular high school diploma	884	5.7
GED or alternative credential	98	0.6
Some college, less than 1 year	486	3.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,214	7.8
Associate's degree	826	5.3
Bachelor's degree	7,663	49.3
Master's degree	2,623	16.9
Professional school degree	917	5.9
Doctorate degree	469	3

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