CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Canandaigua

New York · 10,725 residents · 4.56 sq mi

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Canandaigua is home to 10,725 people in New York. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.9% of residents. Median home value sits at $85,000. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,725

−5%vs 2000

vs 11,264 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−12%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(778)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(594)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(655)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(670)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(874)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(1,834)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,626)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(864)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(975)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(939)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(649)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(267)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,428

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,197 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,253

−29%vs 2000

vs $20,153 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$85,000

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$456

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $570 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.3% in 2000

49.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(10,745)

Black1.5%(170)

Hispanic / Latino1%(115)

Asian0.7%(74)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(10,566)

Black0.4%(45)

Hispanic / Latino1%(106)

Asian0.4%(41)

Other0.7%(73)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(332)

Puerto Rican2.8%(295)

Dominican2%(206)

Central American0.4%(40)

Guatemalan0.4%(40)

Spaniard0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.1%(8)

Chinese0.1%(6)

Asian Indian0.1%(6)

Kazakh0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(16)

Ancestry

German22.3%(2,345)

Irish17.3%(1,821)

English16.1%(1,690)

Italian12.7%(1,340)

American3.4%(358)

Dutch3.2%(340)

Scottish3.2%(337)

Arab2.7%(280)

French2.3%(242)

Polish2.3%(239)

Egyptian1.5%(161)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(120)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1.1%(116)

Canadian0.9%(93)

Lebanese0.8%(81)

Ukrainian0.7%(72)

Swiss0.6%(60)

Norwegian0.5%(57)

British0.5%(54)

Welsh0.5%(53)

Belgian0.5%(51)

Swedish0.4%(42)

Hungarian0.4%(41)

Russian0.4%(39)

West Indian0.3%(32)

Jamaican0.3%(32)

Austrian0.3%(28)

Lithuanian0.3%(27)

Slovak0.2%(24)

Subsaharan African0.2%(22)

Brazilian0.2%(19)

Czech0.2%(19)

Greek0.1%(12)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Finnish0%(4)

Iranian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.6%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.1%(1,686)

Married41.1%(1,769)

Widowed3.7%(161)

Divorced16.1%(693)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(1,227)

Married40.1%(1,901)

Widowed14.4%(682)

Divorced19.6%(928)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.4%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 72.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.0%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.2%(202)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(178)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.2%(248)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 771 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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