Oakland City Wire

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

This was 33.4 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 41,770.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12,043	49.5
Regular high school diploma	6,271	25.8
GED or alternative credential	339	1.4
Some college, less than 1 year	693	2.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,701	11.1
Associate's degree	789	3.2
Bachelor's degree	1,078	4.4
Master's degree	331	1.4
Professional school degree	59	0.2
Doctorate degree	7	less than 0.1

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