North Michigan News

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

This was 15.8 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,052.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	209	13.3
Regular high school diploma	464	29.6
GED or alternative credential	101	6.4
Some college, less than 1 year	151	9.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	269	17.2
Associate's degree	96	6.1
Bachelor's degree	178	11.4
Master's degree	84	5.4
Professional school degree	10	0.6
Doctorate degree	4	0.3

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