Baton Rouge Reporter

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

This was 4.4 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,523.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	753	13.6
Regular high school diploma	1,640	29.7
GED or alternative credential	192	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	223	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,228	22.2
Associate's degree	453	8.2
Bachelor's degree	662	12
Master's degree	307	5.6
Professional school degree	12	0.2
Doctorate degree	57	1

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