Kern County Times

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

This was 1.9 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 48,260.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,264	10
Regular high school diploma	6,668	20.4
GED or alternative credential	591	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	1,949	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	5,678	17.3
Associate's degree	2,811	8.6
Bachelor's degree	7,961	24.3
Master's degree	2,872	8.8
Professional school degree	461	1.4
Doctorate degree	491	1.5

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