Oakland City Wire

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

This was 23.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 53,949.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	11,331	34.8
Regular high school diploma	8,059	24.8
GED or alternative credential	1,002	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,233	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,793	14.7
Associate's degree	2,163	6.6
Bachelor's degree	2,723	8.4
Master's degree	923	2.8
Professional school degree	195	0.6
Doctorate degree	124	0.4

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