North Michigan News

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

This was 18.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,729.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	161	7
Regular high school diploma	830	36
GED or alternative credential	145	6.3
Some college, less than 1 year	294	12.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	384	16.6
Associate's degree	213	9.2
Bachelor's degree	200	8.7
Master's degree	70	3
Professional school degree	10	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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