West Central Michigan News

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

This was 8.4 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,081.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	493	8.8
Regular high school diploma	2,091	37.3
GED or alternative credential	175	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	321	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	776	13.8
Associate's degree	550	9.8
Bachelor's degree	735	13.1
Master's degree	385	6.9
Professional school degree	52	0.9
Doctorate degree	29	0.5

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