North Michigan News

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

This was 19.5 percent higher than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 324.

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	34	14
GED or alternative credential	3	1.2
Some college, less than 1 year	21	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	41	16.9
Associate's degree	39	16.1
Bachelor's degree	42	17.4
Master's degree	50	20.7
Professional school degree	7	2.9
Doctorate degree	5	2.1

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