North Michigan News

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

This was 7.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,987.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	495	6.7
Regular high school diploma	2,088	28.2
GED or alternative credential	341	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	765	10.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,334	18
Associate's degree	1,107	14.9
Bachelor's degree	803	10.8
Master's degree	406	5.5
Professional school degree	63	0.8
Doctorate degree	13	0.2

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