North Michigan News

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

This was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,596.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	570	12.5
Regular high school diploma	1,401	30.8
GED or alternative credential	245	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	380	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	821	18.1
Associate's degree	443	9.7
Bachelor's degree	224	4.9
Master's degree	195	4.3
Professional school degree	255	5.6
Doctorate degree	10	0.2

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