Baton Rouge Reporter

31.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Central in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.3 percent higher than the state average of 30.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 29,107.

92.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Central residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,510	7.7
Regular high school diploma	6,448	32.8
GED or alternative credential	997	5.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,294	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,203	16.3
Associate's degree	1,163	5.9
Bachelor's degree	3,773	19.2
Master's degree	966	4.9
Professional school degree	269	1.4
Doctorate degree	39	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.