Kern County Times

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

This was 21.7 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 12,718.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,907	19.8
Regular high school diploma	1,966	20.5
GED or alternative credential	746	7.8
Some college, less than 1 year	839	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,137	22.2
Associate's degree	600	6.2
Bachelor's degree	814	8.5
Master's degree	517	5.4
Professional school degree	21	0.2
Doctorate degree	61	0.6

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