CA Cities by Percentage of Adults With a Bachelor Degree or Higher, 2019 (Los Angeles: crime rate, job market)

[18Montclair]

Cities with a Population 65,000 and greater

CA Cities by Percentage of Adults With a Bachelor Degree or Higher, 2019
84.6% Palo Alto, CA
76.5% Berkeley, CA
71.9% Mountain View, CA
71.7% San Ramon, CA
69.5% Irvine, CA
66.4% Davis, CA
66.4% Pleasanton, CA
65.4% Sunnyvale, CA
65.3% Walnut Creek, CA
64.3% Redondo Beach, CA
64.3% Santa Monica, CA
63.9% Newport Beach, CA
61.7% Santa Clara, CA
61.1% Carlsbad, CA
59.2% San Francisco, CA
58.3% Fremont, CA
57.2% Alameda, CA
57.1% San Mateo, CA
56.8% Pasadena, CA
56.6% San Clemente, CA
55.3% Milpitas, CA
55.1% Laguna Niguel, CA
54.9% Santa Cruz, CA
54.8% Thousand Oaks, CA
54.1% Redwood City, CA
53.2% Torrance, CA
53.1% Folsom, CA
52.4% Yorba Linda, CA
53.0% Redlands, CA
52.4% Chino Hills, CA
51.6% Santa Barbara, CA
50.9% Lake Forest, CA
49.8% Mission Viejo, CA
49.3% Rocklin, CA
48.9% Oakland, CA
48.1% Union City, CA
47.4% San Diego, CA
47.0% Livermore, CA
46.0% Camarillo, CA
45.4% Burbank, CA
45.0% San Jose, CA
44.0% Fullerton, CA
43.6% Roseville, CA
43.0% Tustin, CA
41.3% South San Francisco, CA
41.0% Huntington Beach, CA
40.8% Chico, CA
40.5% Glendale, CA
39.9% San Marcos, CA
39.7% Temecula, CA
39.5% Orange, CA
38.5% Costa Mesa, CA
38.0% Alhambra, CA
38.0% San Leandro, CA
37.4% Daly City, CA
37.0% Ventura, CA
36.9% Concord, CA
36.9% Santa Clarita, CA
36.7% Elk Grove, CA
36.1% Rancho Cucamonga, CA
35.9% Los Angeles, CA
35.5% Carmichael, CA
35.4% Clovis, CA
35.3% Napa, CA
34.7% Arden-Arcade, CA
33.7% Sacramento, CA
33.6% Santa Rosa, CA
33.3% Simi Valley, CA
32.9% Long Beach, CA
32.6% Lakewood, CA
32.5% Buena Park, CA
32.1% Upland, CA
31.8% Fairfield, CA
31.0% Richmond, CA
30.1% Oceanside, CA
29.8% Carson, CA
29.8% Murrieta, CA
29.2% Chula Vista, CA
29.1% Rancho Cordova, CA
28.4% West Covina, CA
27.9% Hayward, CA
27.8% Corona, CA
27.1% Chino, CA
26.9% Escondido, CA
26.8% Whittier, CA
26.6% Westminster, CA
26.5% Vallejo, CA
25.9% Anaheim, CA
25.9% Indio, CA
25.0% Turlock, CA
24.7% Garden Grove, CA
24.6% Vacaville, CA
24.4% Hawthorne, CA
24.1% Redding, CA
23.9% Downey, CA
23.8% Inglewood, CA
23.5% El Cajon, CA
23.0% Lake Elsinore, CA
22.4% Bakersfield, CA
22.4% Pittsburg, CA
22.4% Vista, CA
22.1% Norwalk, CA
22.1% Riverside, CA
21.8% Fresno, CA
20.7% Manteca, CA
20.4% Antioch, CA
20.3% Tracy, CA
20.0% Stockton, CA
19.7% Oxnard, CA
19.6% Fontana, CA
18.6% Pomona, CA
18.4% Lancaster, CA
18.3% Apple Valley, CA
18.3% Lodi, CA
18.0% Yuba City, CA
17.9% Citrus Heights, CA
17.8% Modesto, CA
17.6% Ontario, CA
17.6% Santa Ana, CA
17.5% Visalia, CA
17.0% Bellflower, CA
16.5% Palmdale, CA
15.6% Jurupa Valley, CA
14.8% Hesperia, CA
14.6% Merced, CA
14.3% Moreno Valley, CA
13.7% Santa Maria, CA
13.5% El Monte, CA
13.4% Baldwin Park, CA
12.8% San Bernardino, CA
12.6% Rialto, CA
11.6% Salinas, CA
11.3% Victorville, CA
11.0% Perris, CA
10.4% Hemet, CA
8.8% Tulare, CA
8.7% South Gate, CA
8.5% Compton, CA
8.2% Lynwood, CA
8.1% East Los Angeles, CA
7.8% Florence-Graham, CA
7.5% Madera, CA


source: data.census.gov

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Cities with a Population 65,000 and greater

CA Cities by Percentage of Adults With a Bachelor Degree or Higher, 2019
84.6% Palo Alto, CA
76.5% Berkeley, CA
71.9% Mountain View, CA
71.7% San Ramon, CA
69.5% Irvine, CA
66.4% Davis, CA
66.4% Pleasanton, CA
65.4% Sunnyvale, CA
65.3% Walnut Creek, CA
64.3% Redondo Beach, CA
64.3% Santa Monica, CA
63.9% Newport Beach, CA
61.7% Santa Clara, CA
61.1% Carlsbad, CA
59.2% San Francisco, CA
58.3% Fremont, CA
57.2% Alameda, CA
57.1% San Mateo, CA
56.8% Pasadena, CA
56.6% San Clemente, CA
55.3% Milpitas, CA
55.1% Laguna Niguel, CA
54.9% Santa Cruz, CA
54.8% Thousand Oaks, CA
54.1% Redwood City, CA
53.2% Torrance, CA
53.1% Folsom, CA
52.4% Yorba Linda, CA
53.0% Redlands, CA
52.4% Chino Hills, CA
51.6% Santa Barbara, CA
50.9% Lake Forest, CA
49.8% Mission Viejo, CA
49.3% Rocklin, CA
48.9% Oakland, CA
48.1% Union City, CA
47.4% San Diego, CA
47.0% Livermore, CA
46.0% Camarillo, CA
45.4% Burbank, CA
45.0% San Jose, CA
44.0% Fullerton, CA
43.6% Roseville, CA
43.0% Tustin, CA
41.3% South San Francisco, CA
41.0% Huntington Beach, CA
40.8% Chico, CA
40.5% Glendale, CA
39.9% San Marcos, CA
39.7% Temecula, CA
39.5% Orange, CA
38.5% Costa Mesa, CA
38.0% Alhambra, CA
38.0% San Leandro, CA
37.4% Daly City, CA
37.0% Ventura, CA
36.9% Concord, CA
36.9% Santa Clarita, CA
36.7% Elk Grove, CA
36.1% Rancho Cucamonga, CA
35.9% Los Angeles, CA
35.5% Carmichael, CA
35.4% Clovis, CA
35.3% Napa, CA
34.7% Arden-Arcade, CA
33.7% Sacramento, CA
33.6% Santa Rosa, CA
33.3% Simi Valley, CA
32.9% Long Beach, CA
32.6% Lakewood, CA
32.5% Buena Park, CA
32.1% Upland, CA
31.8% Fairfield, CA
31.0% Richmond, CA
30.1% Oceanside, CA
29.8% Carson, CA
29.8% Murrieta, CA
29.2% Chula Vista, CA
29.1% Rancho Cordova, CA
28.4% West Covina, CA
27.9% Hayward, CA
27.8% Corona, CA
27.1% Chino, CA
26.9% Escondido, CA
26.8% Whittier, CA
26.6% Westminster, CA
26.5% Vallejo, CA
25.9% Anaheim, CA
25.9% Indio, CA
25.0% Turlock, CA
24.7% Garden Grove, CA
24.6% Vacaville, CA
24.4% Hawthorne, CA
24.1% Redding, CA
23.9% Downey, CA
23.8% Inglewood, CA
23.5% El Cajon, CA
23.0% Lake Elsinore, CA
22.4% Bakersfield, CA
22.4% Pittsburg, CA
22.4% Vista, CA
22.1% Norwalk, CA
22.1% Riverside, CA
21.8% Fresno, CA
20.7% Manteca, CA
20.4% Antioch, CA
20.3% Tracy, CA
20.0% Stockton, CA
19.7% Oxnard, CA
19.6% Fontana, CA
18.6% Pomona, CA
18.4% Lancaster, CA
18.3% Apple Valley, CA
18.3% Lodi, CA
18.0% Yuba City, CA
17.9% Citrus Heights, CA
17.8% Modesto, CA
17.6% Ontario, CA
17.6% Santa Ana, CA
17.5% Visalia, CA
17.0% Bellflower, CA
16.5% Palmdale, CA
15.6% Jurupa Valley, CA
14.8% Hesperia, CA
14.6% Merced, CA
14.3% Moreno Valley, CA
13.7% Santa Maria, CA
13.5% El Monte, CA
13.4% Baldwin Park, CA
12.8% San Bernardino, CA
12.6% Rialto, CA
11.6% Salinas, CA
11.3% Victorville, CA
11.0% Perris, CA
10.4% Hemet, CA
8.8% Tulare, CA
8.7% South Gate, CA
8.5% Compton, CA
8.2% Lynwood, CA
8.1% East Los Angeles, CA
7.8% Florence-Graham, CA
7.5% Madera, CA


source: data.census.gov

Interesting but pretty meaningless as well..

[roadwarrior101]

Originally Posted by nmnita

Interesting but pretty meaningless as well..

I wouldn't call it meaningless. I live in one of the cities that's close to the highest on the list and grew up in one of the cities which was the lowest.

In my current community, most of the families are highly educated and in the high-tech sector. Schools are very high performing and we are one of the safest communities in the US. And yes, the cost of living is very high.

The community I grew up was heavily dependent upon agriculture and migrant workers. Schools are not ranked very well and the crime rate is very high, due to gang activity. My parents actually moved away because they didn't feel safe in their older years. Cost of living is lower (for California), but purchasing power is also very low due to the poor job market/income earning potential.

It is really night and day.

[sav858]

Originally Posted by nmnita

Interesting but pretty meaningless as well..

How is it meaningless? It correlates to a lot of characteristics of these cities.

[18Montclair]

CA is well represented among the list of the most highly educated cities in the country with 65,000+ populations.

US Cities by Percentage of Adults with a Bachelor Degree or Higher, 2019(70%+)
84.6% Palo Alto, CA
81.1% Newton, MA
79.7% Cambridge, MA
78.8% Boulder, CO
77.5% Sammamish, WA
76.5% Berkeley, CA
76.1% Ann Arbor, MI
75.4% Carmel, IN
75.0% Alpharetta, GA
74.9% Arlington, VA
73.7% Evanston, IL
73.3% Redmond, WA
71.9% Mountain View, CA
71.7% San Ramon, CA
71.2% Bellevue, WA
71.1% Ellicott City, MD
70.5% Sandy Springs, GA

[Racer46]

Originally Posted by roadwarrior101

I wouldn't call it meaningless. I live in one of the cities that's close to the highest on the list and grew up in one of the cities which was the lowest.

In my current community, most of the families are highly educated and in the high-tech sector. Schools are very high performing and we are one of the safest communities in the US. And yes, the cost of living is very high.

The community I grew up was heavily dependent upon agriculture and migrant workers. Schools are not ranked very well and the crime rate is very high, due to gang activity. My parents actually moved away because they didn't feel safe in their older years. Cost of living is lower (for California), but purchasing power is also very low due to the poor job market/income earning potential.

It is really night and day.

It is part of the reason for the divide that is occurring: the shrinking middle class, the increasing poor and the wealthy with more rich from other Countries as well.

[saibot]

What's interesting is that "having a degree" does always correlate with "high household income." For instance, Irvine has more degree-holders than Newport Beach and far more than Mission Viejo or Lake Forest, but lags behind all of them on income. Age probably has quite a bit to do with this.

[roadwarrior101]

Originally Posted by Racer46

It is part of the reason for the divide that is occurring: the shrinking middle class, the increasing poor and the wealthy with more rich from other Countries as well.

Agreed. Those that have the skills or education escape the dead end communities. It is why we need to invest in skill development, due to structural unemployment and not pretend that manufacturing jobs are coming back.

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by roadwarrior101

Those that have the skills or education escape the dead end communities.

I have to disagree on that one. When we lived in Venice, out next door neighbor had a PhD and was driving a taxi. Many communities are full of differently educated people, performing all sorts of different jobs with varying incomes. One of our neighbors has a high school diploma and earns three times his wife's income; she holds an M.A.

[RMESMH]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

I have to disagree on that one. When we lived in Venice, out next door neighbor had a PhD and was driving a taxi. Many communities are full of differently educated people, performing all sorts of different jobs with varying incomes. One of our neighbors has a high school diploma and earns three times his wife's income; she holds an M.A.

Did the husband in that household grow up in/was he socialized within an affluent household in an affluent community/town/city ?