South SGV News

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

This was 6.8 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 84,821.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,549	11.5
Regular high school diploma	15,257	26.7
GED or alternative credential	1,174	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	4,049	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	9,576	16.8
Associate's degree	5,301	9.3
Bachelor's degree	9,321	16.3
Master's degree	4,706	8.2
Professional school degree	848	1.5
Doctorate degree	366	0.6

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