South Louisiana News

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

This number was 10.3 percent lower than the state average of 29.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 8,291.

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

Breaux Bridge 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	1,017	19.9
Regular high school diploma	1,849	36.2
GED or alternative credential	233	4.6
Some college less than 1 year	231	4.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	816	16
Associate's degree	226	4.4
Bachelor's degree	549	10.7
Master's degree	153	3
Professional school degree	28	0.5
Doctorate degree	8	0.2

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