Oakland City Wire

21.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 20 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 27,144.

73.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP 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	4,878	26.4
Regular high school diploma	5,645	30.6
GED or alternative credential	477	2.6
Some college, less than 1 year	781	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,796	15.1
Associate's degree	1,181	6.4
Bachelor's degree	1,925	10.4
Master's degree	576	3.1
Professional school degree	172	0.9
Doctorate degree	33	0.2

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