Cortland County, New York

Interactive maps and statistics for Cortland County, New York: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New York and the United States.

Cortland County, New York is among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

Explore Cortland County, New York on the map →

Key figures

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	46,246	19,852,366	334,922,499	1073rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,418	$85,974	$80,734	1168th of 3,221
Median Age	37.0	39.8	38.9	2750th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.1%	40.2%	35.7%	833rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$162,100	$423,800	$332,700	1979th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$984	$1,621	$1,413	1051st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.8%	14.0%	12.5%	1752nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	6.4%	5.2%	1516th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	92.7	421.3	n/a	1035th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	22.8%	14.1%	1629th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1207th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.3%	54.3%	65.2%	2639th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.3	32.6	26.4	2068th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.8%	14.9%	15.1%	1853rd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2996th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.5%	42.5%	46.9%	2562nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.9%	n/a	n/a	1484th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cortland County, New York

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.6%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.1	65.5	61.4

Age in Cortland County, New York

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	37.0	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.5%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.1%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Cortland County, New York

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States
Households	18,999	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	58.5%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.9%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.0%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	38.7%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cortland County, New York

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,752	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.0%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.9%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.3%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.5%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.8%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.6%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.5%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Cortland County, New York

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	20,841	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.6%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.3%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.8%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,961.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.7%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,149	$6,582	n/a

Education in Cortland County, New York

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	8.1%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.7%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.0%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.3%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.8%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cortland County, New York

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.4%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.3%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.7%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.1%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.7%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.7%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Cortland County, New York

Statistic	Cortland County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.7%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.0%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.7%	22.3%	16.7%

See every county in New York.

Nearby counties

Kings County 2,631,580
Queens County 2,323,052
New York County 1,629,477
Suffolk County 1,530,146
Bronx County 1,404,779
Nassau County 1,389,591
Westchester County 999,677
Erie County 950,622
Monroe County 753,753
Richmond County 494,956
Onondaga County 471,129
Orange County 406,616