Broome County vs. Cortland County

	Broome County (NY)	Cortland County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	191,659	47,823
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.5%	-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	200,675	49,294
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	200,600	49,336
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.3%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	51.1%
White alone, percent	86.0%	94.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.2%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	1.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.0%	92.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	11,857	2,772
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.9%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	91,234	20,805
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.3%	66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$115,600	$118,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,198	$1,270
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$515	$570
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$766	$764
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	31.7%	28.9%
Building permits, 2018	283	93
Households, 2014-2018	78,594	17,685
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.34	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.7%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.6%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.0%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.0%	71.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.5%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.3%	26.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.3%	4.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	61.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	387,437	100,992
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,527,754	231,622
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,200,835	711,373
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,741,198	694,401
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,840	$14,036
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.7	20.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,859	$54,489
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,744	$26,979
Persons in poverty, percent	17.3%	16.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,210	1,029
Total employment, 2017	71,176	15,006
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,880,829	508,546
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,894	2,368
All firms, 2012	13,671	3,063
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,929	1,867
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,461	821
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,271	108
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,856	2,814
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,285	490
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,561	2,340
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	284.2	98.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	705.77	498.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Broome county (NY) and Cortland county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.