Cortland County vs. Onondaga County

	Cortland County (NY)	Onondaga County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	47,823	461,809
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	49,294	467,064
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	49,336	467,026
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.3%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.5%	17.0%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	51.8%
White alone, percent	94.6%	80.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.0%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	3.9%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.7%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.5%	76.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,772	25,410
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	20,805	209,347
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.2%	64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$118,100	$142,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,270	$1,385
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$570	$566
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$764	$852
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	28.9%	32.1%
Building permits, 2018	93	519
Households, 2014-2018	17,685	185,624
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.3%	10.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.0%	87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.6%	79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.7%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.9%	35.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.2%	5.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.8%	62.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.5%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	100,992	918,710
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	231,622	4,379,192
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	711,373	7,575,967
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	694,401	6,916,005
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,036	$14,814
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	20.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,489	$59,225
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,979	$32,678
Persons in poverty, percent	16.9%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,029	11,714
Total employment, 2017	15,006	217,471
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	508,546	9,826,573
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.0%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,368	28,931
All firms, 2012	3,063	34,682
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,867	20,192
Women-owned firms, 2012	821	11,094
Minority-owned firms, 2012	108	4,566
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,814	28,496
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	490	3,061
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,340	29,617
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	98.9	600.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	498.76	778.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

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