Monterey Times

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

This number was 32.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 13,921.

41.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many King City 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	4,530	58.1
Regular high school diploma	1,239	15.9
GED or alternative credential	226	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	236	3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	820	10.5
Associate's degree	422	5.4
Bachelor's degree	241	3.1
Master's degree	32	0.4
Professional school degree	24	0.3
Doctorate degree	24	0.3

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