Kern County Times

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

This was 26.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 35,188.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,673	31.6
Regular high school diploma	5,863	27.8
GED or alternative credential	419	2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,309	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,496	16.6
Associate's degree	1,194	5.7
Bachelor's degree	1,564	7.4
Master's degree	380	1.8
Professional school degree	142	0.7
Doctorate degree	54	0.3

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