Kern County Times

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

This was 4.3 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 20,212.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,929	13.3
Regular high school diploma	2,549	17.6
GED or alternative credential	578	4
Some college, less than 1 year	609	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,006	13.9
Associate's degree	1,284	8.9
Bachelor's degree	3,716	25.7
Master's degree	1,323	9.1
Professional school degree	401	2.8
Doctorate degree	66	0.5

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