North Michigan News

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

This was 12.7 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 371.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	44	13.1
Regular high school diploma	123	36.7
GED or alternative credential	8	2.4
Some college, less than 1 year	28	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	42	12.5
Associate's degree	34	10.1
Bachelor's degree	36	10.7
Master's degree	16	4.8
Professional school degree	4	1.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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