Cortland, NY Demographic Data
Cortland, NY Summary
Cortland is located in Cortland County in New York
- Population: 19,271
- Area: 3.91 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.89 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,923.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,121.72 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cortland, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,244
54%
50.8
Male
8,774
46%
49.2
Total Population
19,018
323,128,000
Cortland, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
827
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
979
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
822
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,379
12.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,825
20.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,444
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,590
8.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,849
9.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,034
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
849
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,291
6.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
683
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
446
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,848
83.3%
77.2
Female
8,603
54.3%
51.3
Male
7,245
45.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,545
66.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,914
15.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,420
12.7%
15.2
Female
1,416
58.5%
55.8
Male
1,004
41.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
28
0.0%
0.0
Cortland, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
18,611
97.9%
96.8
White
17,545
92.3%
72.6
Black or African American
544
2.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
108
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
62
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
46
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
414
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
407
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
592
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
67
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
201
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
76
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
248
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
18,426
96.9%
82.2
Cortland, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
378
3.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
690
6.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,982
29.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,071
20.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,411
13.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,460
14.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,194
11.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,068
10.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,118
89.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,654
26.0%
31.2
Cortland, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,097
55.5%
33.7%
Now Married
4,703
28.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,436
8.8%
11.0%
Separated
303
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
851
5.2
5.8%
Cortland, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
17,298
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
893
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
435
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
381
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
61
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.1%
1.1%
Cortland, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
631
9.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
630
9.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
847
12.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
583
8.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,216
18.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,283
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
653
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
458
6.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
254
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
75
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
43,149
57,617
Per capita income
20,228
31,128
Cortland, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
123
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,198
13.1%
9.8
Construction
194
2.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,416
37.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
372
4.1%
6.6
Information
113
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
867
9.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
464
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
502
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
319
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,239
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
296
3.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
54
0.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
472
5.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,102
33.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,016
11.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,462
26.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,105
23.0%
18.1%
Cortland, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,976
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,186
68.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
999
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
95
1.1%
5.1
Walked
1,219
13.6%
2.7
Other means
84
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
393
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.4
26.6
Cortland, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
957
14.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,993
45.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,903
28.7%
37.1
3 or more
777
11.7%
21.0
Cortland, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,630
85.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,107
46.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,523
53.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,163
14.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Cortland, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,793
1 room
241
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
379
4.9%
2.7
3 rooms
1,144
14.7%
9.1
4 rooms
1,071
13.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,302
16.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,171
15.0%
17.8
7 rooms
789
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
743
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
953
12.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cortland, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,793
1-unit, detached
3,603
46.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
69
0.9%
5.9
2-units
1,584
20.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,036
13.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
814
10.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
175
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
504
6.5%
9.0
Mobile home
8
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cortland, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,710
60.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
364
4.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
936
12.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
662
8.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
556
7.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
257
3.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
261
3.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
37
0.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
10
0.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cortland, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,421
81.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
45
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
852
12.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
56
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
45
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
11
0.2%
0.1
Other fuel
130
2.0%
0.5
No fuel used
70
1.1%
1.1
Cortland, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,935
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
19
1.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
77
4.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
226
11.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
591
30.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,022
52.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
861
44.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
447
23.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
230
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
86
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
302
15.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Cortland, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,384
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
33
1.0%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
61
1.8%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
383
11.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
655
19.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,252
66.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
139
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
694
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
449
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
431
12.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
551
16.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
355
10.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
329
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,226
36.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
182
0.0%
0.0%
Cortland, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,107
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
67
2.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,666
53.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
954
30.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
253
8.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
137
4.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
30
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
96,200
205,000
