The Region News

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

This was 17.8 percent lower than the state average of 36 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 28,044.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,799	26.5
Regular high school diploma	5,381	29.8
GED or alternative credential	1,446	8
Some college, less than 1 year	946	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,214	12.2
Associate's degree	1,462	8.1
Bachelor's degree	1,267	7
Master's degree	450	2.5
Professional school degree	84	0.5
Doctorate degree	27	0.1

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