Cayuga County vs. Cortland County

	Cayuga County (NY)	Cortland County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	77,145	47,823
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.6%	-3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	80,017	49,294
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	80,026	49,336
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	16.5%
Female persons, percent	48.8%	51.1%
White alone, percent	92.2%	94.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.5%	2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.0%	92.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,334	2,772
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	37,158	20,805
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.0%	66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$123,000	$118,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,253	$1,270
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$545	$570
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$747	$764
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.2%	28.9%
Building permits, 2018	116	93
Households, 2014-2018	31,251	17,685
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.8%	85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.4%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.3%	71.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.7%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.3%	26.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.1%	4.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	61.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	89,502	100,992
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	302,361	231,622
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,065,669	711,373
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	874,692	694,401
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,995	$14,036
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.9	20.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,579	$54,489
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,022	$26,979
Persons in poverty, percent	13.0%	16.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,601	1,029
Total employment, 2017	19,031	15,006
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	732,826	508,546
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-4.8%	-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,261	2,368
All firms, 2012	4,971	3,063
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,040	1,867
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,511	821
Minority-owned firms, 2012	188	108
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,563	2,814
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	439	490
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,210	2,340
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	20.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	115.7	98.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	691.58	498.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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