River Parish News

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

This was 6.4 percent higher than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 598.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	0	0
Regular high school diploma	76	23.2
GED or alternative credential	8	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	10	3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	110	33.5
Associate's degree	54	16.5
Bachelor's degree	41	12.5
Master's degree	29	8.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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