Oakland City Wire

62 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cerritos city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 20.2 percent higher than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 50,143.

93.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cerritos city 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	2,344	6.3
Regular high school diploma	4,678	12.6
GED or alternative credential	389	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,605	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,069	13.7
Associate's degree	3,343	9
Bachelor's degree	12,866	34.8
Master's degree	4,671	12.6
Professional school degree	1,401	3.8
Doctorate degree	652	1.8

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