Oakland City Wire

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

This was 26 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 39,780.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9,085	34.3
Regular high school diploma	7,193	27.2
GED or alternative credential	907	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	1,473	5.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,382	12.8
Associate's degree	1,391	5.3
Bachelor's degree	2,417	9.1
Master's degree	436	1.6
Professional school degree	104	0.4
Doctorate degree	84	0.3

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