St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

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

This was 11.3 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,520.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	129	4.6
Regular high school diploma	1,128	40.2
GED or alternative credential	104	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	247	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	402	14.3
Associate's degree	216	7.7
Bachelor's degree	423	15.1
Master's degree	123	4.4
Professional school degree	19	0.7
Doctorate degree	14	0.5

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