North Acadiana News

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

This was 7.5 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 16,687.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,953	27
Regular high school diploma	3,409	31.2
GED or alternative credential	374	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	321	2.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,258	11.5
Associate's degree	740	6.8
Bachelor's degree	879	8
Master's degree	778	7.1
Professional school degree	43	0.4
Doctorate degree	169	1.5

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