Antelope Valley Today

23.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Palmdale city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.6 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 156,293.

74.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Palmdale city 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	23,554	25.4
Regular high school diploma	21,942	23.6
GED or alternative credential	2,699	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	6,135	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	16,991	18.3
Associate's degree	7,155	7.7
Bachelor's degree	10,125	10.9
Master's degree	3,228	3.5
Professional school degree	650	0.7
Doctorate degree	397	0.4

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