Finger Lakes Today

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

This number was 10.2 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 10,348.

95.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Canandaigua 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	335	4.6
Regular high school diploma	1,333	18.1
GED or alternative credential	393	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	432	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	831	11.3
Associate's degree	1,193	16.2
Bachelor's degree	1,491	20.3
Master's degree	1,070	14.6
Professional school degree	136	1.9
Doctorate degree	135	1.8

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