South OC Times

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

This was 3.2 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 35,976.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,610	14.8
Regular high school diploma	3,443	14.1
GED or alternative credential	548	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	2,158	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,449	14.1
Associate's degree	1,695	6.9
Bachelor's degree	5,685	23.3
Master's degree	2,515	10.3
Professional school degree	724	3
Doctorate degree	591	2.4

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