South Bay Leader

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

This was 37.8 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 35,064.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	414	1.7
Regular high school diploma	1,278	5.2
GED or alternative credential	108	0.4
Some college, less than 1 year	623	2.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,322	9.5
Associate's degree	912	3.7
Bachelor's degree	10,285	42.2
Master's degree	5,244	21.5
Professional school degree	2,378	9.8
Doctorate degree	803	3.3

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