Buffalo Ledger

36.6 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 7.4 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 14,992.

93 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	788	7
Regular high school diploma	3,427	30.4
GED or alternative credential	659	5.8
Some college less than 1 year	969	8.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,311	11.6
Associate's degree	1,618	14.3
Bachelor's degree	1,543	13.7
Master's degree	822	7.3
Professional school degree	47	0.4
Doctorate degree	101	0.9

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