Oakland City Wire

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

This was 12.4 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,661,584.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	132,307	11.2
Regular high school diploma	181,897	15.4
GED or alternative credential	19,135	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	50,972	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	147,008	12.4
Associate's degree	75,950	6.4
Bachelor's degree	332,539	28.1
Master's degree	172,444	14.6
Professional school degree	35,591	3
Doctorate degree	35,153	3

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