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

This was 19.6 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 153,240.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22,386	24.4
Regular high school diploma	23,484	25.6
GED or alternative credential	2,538	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	6,398	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	15,639	17.1
Associate's degree	6,742	7.4
Bachelor's degree	9,988	10.9
Master's degree	3,550	3.9
Professional school degree	511	0.6
Doctorate degree	365	0.4

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