East San Diego News

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

This was 14.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 26,739.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,396	18.8
Regular high school diploma	3,849	21.3
GED or alternative credential	438	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	1,511	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,886	21.5
Associate's degree	1,831	10.1
Bachelor's degree	1,917	10.6
Master's degree	936	5.2
Professional school degree	212	1.2
Doctorate degree	129	0.7

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