Cayuga County vs Sullivan County

A side-by-side comparison of Cayuga County and Sullivan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cayuga County and Sullivan County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sullivan County has the higher population (79,147 vs 75,464 in Cayuga County). Sullivan County has the higher median household income ($69,826 vs $66,583 in Cayuga County). Sullivan County has the higher median home value ($234,800 vs $164,200 in Cayuga County).

Population, income & housing

	Cayuga County	Sullivan County
Population	75,464	79,147
Median age	43.7 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,583	$69,826
Median home value	$164,200	$234,800
Median gross rent	$895	$999
Housing units	36,768	49,667
Homeownership rate	71.9%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cayuga County	Sullivan County
Population	77,425 → 75,464 (-2.5%)	75,116 → 79,147 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$58,377 → $66,583 (+14.1%)	$57,426 → $69,826 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$128,000 → $164,200 (+28.3%)	$172,800 → $234,800 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $895 (+17.3%)	$890 → $999 (+12.2%)

Cayuga County

Population

77,42575,464

Median household income

$58,377$66,583

Median home value

$128,000$164,200

Median gross rent

$763$895

Sullivan County

Population

75,11679,147

Median household income

$57,426$69,826

Median home value

$172,800$234,800

Median gross rent

$890$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cayuga County	Sullivan County
Under 5	4.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.8%
75 and over	8.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cayuga County	Sullivan County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	67.1%
Black or African American	3.0%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	18.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cayuga County	Sullivan County
No high school diploma	11.1%	12.3%
High school graduate	31.1%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cayuga County	Sullivan County
Drove alone	79.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.9%
Public transit	0.5%	1.2%
Walked	3.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.6%	11.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cayuga County	Sullivan County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	13.1%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.2%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Cayuga County	Sullivan County
Poverty rate	13.8%	15.2%
Average household size	2.29	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1958	1972