LAX Leader

12.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in East Los Angeles CDP in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 28.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 121,187.

52.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many East Los Angeles CDP residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	35,767	47.7
Regular high school diploma	16,135	21.5
GED or alternative credential	1,580	2.1
Some college, less than 1 year	2,941	3.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8,906	11.9
Associate's degree	3,169	4.2
Bachelor's degree	5,032	6.7
Master's degree	1,152	1.5
Professional school degree	296	0.4
Doctorate degree	60	less than 0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.