North Acadiana News

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

This was 15.2 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,117.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,331	29.4
Regular high school diploma	1,428	31.6
GED or alternative credential	567	12.5
Some college, less than 1 year	113	2.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	350	7.7
Associate's degree	382	8.4
Bachelor's degree	280	6.2
Master's degree	54	1.2
Professional school degree	14	0.3
Doctorate degree	4	less than 0.1

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