Monterey Times

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

This number was 28.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 25,705.

59.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Soledad 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	7,030	40.1
Regular high school diploma	2,993	17.1
GED or alternative credential	1,894	10.8
Some college, less than 1 year	781	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,584	14.7
Associate's degree	1,062	6.1
Bachelor's degree	808	4.6
Master's degree	201	1.1
Professional school degree	116	0.7
Doctorate degree	75	0.4

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