River Parish News

28.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Taft in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.1 percent lower than the state average of 29.7 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 63.

65.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Taft residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22	34.9
Regular high school diploma	0	0
GED or alternative credential	23	36.5
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	0	0
Associate's degree	0	0
Bachelor's degree	18	28.6
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.