Kern County Times

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

This was 19.6 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 49,388.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,192	6
Regular high school diploma	4,640	12.8
GED or alternative credential	413	1.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,393	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,037	13.9
Associate's degree	3,148	8.7
Bachelor's degree	12,726	35.1
Master's degree	4,543	12.5
Professional school degree	1,422	3.9
Doctorate degree	761	2.1

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