It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) East Tawas has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. East Tawas has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in East Tawas than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, East Tawas may be for you.
One of the benefits of East Tawas is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, East Tawas doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, East Tawas is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.54% of adults 25 and older in East Tawas have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in East Tawas in 2022 was $33,042, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,168 for a family of four. However, East Tawas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
East Tawas is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, Irish, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in East Tawas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
