Florida Parish News

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

This was 6.5 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 7,311.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	728	14.2
Regular high school diploma	1,954	38.2
GED or alternative credential	209	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	143	2.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	810	15.8
Associate's degree	377	7.4
Bachelor's degree	701	13.7
Master's degree	119	2.3
Professional school degree	70	1.4
Doctorate degree	6	0.1

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