Finger Lakes Today

33 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Waterloo in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.0 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,247.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Waterloo residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	344	9.5
Regular high school diploma	1,157	32
GED or alternative credential	208	5.7
Some college less than 1 year	327	9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	389	10.7
Associate's degree	548	15.1
Bachelor's degree	475	13.1
Master's degree	139	3.8
Professional school degree	15	0.4
Doctorate degree	17	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.