Canandaigua is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 10,480 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Canandaigua is the 174th largest community in New York. Canandaigua has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Canandaigua has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The population of Canandaigua is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.08% of adults in Canandaigua have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Canandaigua in 2022 was $41,880, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,520 for a family of four. However, Canandaigua contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Canandaigua is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Canandaigua home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Canandaigua residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Canandaigua include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Canandaigua is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.