North Acadiana News

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

This number was 11.6 percent lower than the state average of 30.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 33,589.

75.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Evangeline Parish 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	5,301	24.3
Regular high school diploma	7,294	33.4
GED or alternative credential	1,781	8.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,317	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,086	9.5
Associate's degree	1,533	7
Bachelor's degree	1,906	8.7
Master's degree	535	2.4
Professional school degree	72	0.3
Doctorate degree	30	0.1

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