Oakland City Wire

22.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.1 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 26,654.

74.6 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,647	25.4
Regular high school diploma	5,327	29.1
GED or alternative credential	435	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	771	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,955	16.2
Associate's degree	1,277	7
Bachelor's degree	2,049	11.2
Master's degree	616	3.4
Professional school degree	174	1
Doctorate degree	35	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.