Westbank Louisiana News

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

This was 14.5 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,917.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,227	18.2
Regular high school diploma	2,219	32.8
GED or alternative credential	474	7
Some college, less than 1 year	683	10.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,013	15
Associate's degree	311	4.6
Bachelor's degree	601	8.9
Master's degree	171	2.5
Professional school degree	14	0.2
Doctorate degree	43	0.6

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