Central OC Times

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

This was 33.2 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 272,694.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,450	3.7
Regular high school diploma	12,196	6.9
GED or alternative credential	1,614	0.9
Some college, less than 1 year	5,256	3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	16,892	9.6
Associate's degree	11,285	6.4
Bachelor's degree	68,206	38.8
Master's degree	36,670	20.9
Professional school degree	9,390	5.3
Doctorate degree	7,805	4.4

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