North Michigan News

66.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Empire in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 28.8 percent higher than the state average of 37.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 313.

99.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Empire residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2	0.8
Regular high school diploma	36	14.2
GED or alternative credential	5	2
Some college less than 1 year	15	5.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	28	11
Associate's degree	28	11
Bachelor's degree	55	21.7
Master's degree	57	22.4
Professional school degree	12	4.7
Doctorate degree	16	6.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.