Westbank Louisiana News

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

This was 17.1 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,411.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,780	29
Regular high school diploma	1,792	29.2
GED or alternative credential	669	10.9
Some college, less than 1 year	462	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	549	9
Associate's degree	248	4
Bachelor's degree	451	7.4
Master's degree	148	2.4
Professional school degree	31	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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