UP Gazette

39 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in West Ishpeming in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.4 percent higher than the state average of 38.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 2,739.

95.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many West Ishpeming residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	83	4.2
Regular high school diploma	746	37.4
GED or alternative credential	38	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	112	5.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	238	11.9
Associate's degree	187	9.4
Bachelor's degree	477	23.9
Master's degree	103	5.2
Professional school degree	10	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.