Kern County Times

14.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in South Gate city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 27.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 94,642.

56.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many South Gate city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	25,171	43.3
Regular high school diploma	13,747	23.7
GED or alternative credential	1,254	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	2,416	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,230	12.4
Associate's degree	2,794	4.8
Bachelor's degree	4,145	7.1
Master's degree	1,083	1.9
Professional school degree	230	0.4
Doctorate degree	25	less than 0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.