Finger Lakes Today

28.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cato in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.7 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 521.

94.3 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	18	5.7
Regular high school diploma	101	32.1
GED or alternative credential	21	6.7
Some college, less than 1 year	19	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	66	21
Associate's degree	37	11.7
Bachelor's degree	30	9.5
Master's degree	23	7.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.