Buffalo Ledger

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

This number was 3.5 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 57,725.

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

Tonawanda 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	2,801	6.6
Regular high school diploma	10,057	23.6
GED or alternative credential	1,711	4
Some college less than 1 year	2,435	5.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	5,355	12.6
Associate's degree	5,085	11.9
Bachelor's degree	8,612	20.2
Master's degree	5,502	12.9
Professional school degree	799	1.9
Doctorate degree	207	0.5

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