West Central Michigan News

22.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Marion in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 14.7 percent lower than the state average of 37.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 780.

86.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Marion residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	71	13.6
Regular high school diploma	179	34.2
GED or alternative credential	22	4.2
Some college less than 1 year	42	8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	91	17.4
Associate's degree	52	9.9
Bachelor's degree	44	8.4
Master's degree	20	3.8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	2	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.