South Cairo vs Tannersville

A side-by-side comparison of South Cairo and Tannersville: population, income, housing, and more.

South Cairo and Tannersville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tannersville has the higher population (708 vs 601 in South Cairo). Tannersville has the higher median home value ($267,100 vs $165,400 in South Cairo). Since 2019, South Cairo's population has grown faster (-1.8% vs -17.5%).

Population, income & housing

	South Cairo	Tannersville
Population	601	708
Median age	57.2 yrs	28.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,732
Median home value	$165,400	$267,100
Median gross rent	$919	$1,368
Housing units	276	492
Homeownership rate	46.7%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Cairo	Tannersville
Population	612 → 601 (-1.8%)	858 → 708 (-17.5%)
Median household income	—	$53,750 → $64,732 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$133,300 → $165,400 (+24.1%)	$189,700 → $267,100 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $919 (+11.9%)	$878 → $1,368 (+55.8%)

South Cairo

Population

612601

Median home value

$133,300$165,400

Median gross rent

$821$919

Tannersville

Population

858708

Median household income

$53,750$64,732

Median home value

$189,700$267,100

Median gross rent

$878$1,368

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Cairo	Tannersville
Under 5	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 17	1.8%	22.2%
18 to 24	20.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	25.5%	34.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	1.8%	5.2%
55 to 64	8.7%	10.2%
65 to 74	18.3%	3.2%
75 and over	23.3%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Cairo	Tannersville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	66.7%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Cairo	Tannersville
No high school diploma	1.9%	3.9%
High school graduate	68.9%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Cairo	Tannersville
Drove alone	89.3%	41.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	30.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Cairo	Tannersville
1-unit, detached	34.4%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	31.5%	17.3%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	South Cairo	Tannersville
Poverty rate	14.8%	18.2%
Average household size	2.62	4.19
Mean commute (minutes)	16	12
Median year structure built	1969	1957