Central Alameda News

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

This was 5.4 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 158,817.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	18,671	16.9
Regular high school diploma	25,587	23.2
GED or alternative credential	2,792	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	6,084	5.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	15,967	14.5
Associate's degree	8,211	7.5
Bachelor's degree	23,691	21.5
Master's degree	7,394	6.7
Professional school degree	1,004	0.9
Doctorate degree	756	0.7

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