Oakland City Wire

13.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in South El Monte city in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 28.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 20,791.

57.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,747	42.8
Regular high school diploma	3,407	25.4
GED or alternative credential	255	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	630	4.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,533	11.4
Associate's degree	496	3.7
Bachelor's degree	1,033	7.7
Master's degree	247	1.8
Professional school degree	45	0.3
Doctorate degree	24	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.