Oakland City Wire

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

This was 24.4 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 113,917.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	28,992	38.3
Regular high school diploma	19,585	25.9
GED or alternative credential	1,412	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	2,925	3.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8,937	11.8
Associate's degree	3,686	4.9
Bachelor's degree	8,432	11.1
Master's degree	1,266	1.7
Professional school degree	366	0.5
Doctorate degree	108	0.1

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