Oakland City Wire

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

This was 9.1 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 422,575.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	48,414	15.7
Regular high school diploma	44,944	14.5
GED or alternative credential	5,023	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	12,442	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	38,332	12.4
Associate's degree	17,636	5.7
Bachelor's degree	83,097	26.9
Master's degree	40,079	13
Professional school degree	11,572	3.7
Doctorate degree	7,703	2.5

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