Kern County Times

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

This was 34 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 13,244.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,101	44.7
Regular high school diploma	1,777	25.6
GED or alternative credential	458	6.6
Some college, less than 1 year	172	2.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	827	11.9
Associate's degree	331	4.8
Bachelor's degree	161	2.3
Master's degree	73	1.1
Professional school degree	41	0.6
Doctorate degree	0	0

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