The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, East Tawas has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes East Tawas a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of East Tawas spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.57 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, East Tawas does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of East Tawas citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.94% of adults 25 and older in East Tawas have a college degree.
The per capita income in East Tawas in 2022 was $29,632, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,528 for a family of four.
The people who call East Tawas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Tawas residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East Tawas include German, English, Polish, Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in East Tawas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
