South Louisiana News

15.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Patterson in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 14.0 percent lower than the state average of 29.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,067.

78.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Patterson residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	848	21.4
Regular high school diploma	1,551	39.2
GED or alternative credential	223	5.6
Some college less than 1 year	168	4.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	567	14.3
Associate's degree	157	4
Bachelor's degree	310	7.8
Master's degree	106	2.7
Professional school degree	29	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.