Kern County Times

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

This was 14 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 157,697.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	17,654	17.9
Regular high school diploma	26,279	26.7
GED or alternative credential	3,051	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	5,695	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	17,530	17.8
Associate's degree	9,417	9.6
Bachelor's degree	11,767	11.9
Master's degree	6,013	6.1
Professional school degree	776	0.8
Doctorate degree	296	0.3

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