Finger Lakes Today

30.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cato in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 13.8 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 665.

95.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Cato residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	16	4.1
Regular high school diploma	124	31.9
GED or alternative credential	21	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	19	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	89	22.9
Associate's degree	65	16.7
Bachelor's degree	33	8.5
Master's degree	22	5.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.