Cortland County vs Tioga County

A side-by-side comparison of Cortland County and Tioga County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tioga County has the higher population (48,106 vs 46,401 in Cortland County). Tioga County has the higher median household income ($71,791 vs $67,527 in Cortland County). Cortland County has the higher median home value ($158,100 vs $153,200 in Tioga County).

Population, income & housing

	Cortland County	Tioga County
Population	46,401	48,106
Median age	36.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,527	$71,791
Median home value	$158,100	$153,200
Median gross rent	$911	$914
Housing units	20,842	21,966
Homeownership rate	66.4%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortland County	Tioga County
Population	47,865 → 46,401 (-3.1%)	48,686 → 48,106 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$56,023 → $67,527 (+20.5%)	$62,999 → $71,791 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $158,100 (+27.7%)	$119,700 → $153,200 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $911 (+17.1%)	$751 → $914 (+21.7%)

Cortland County

Population

47,86546,401

Median household income

$56,023$67,527

Median home value

$123,800$158,100

Median gross rent

$778$911

Tioga County

Population

48,68648,106

Median household income

$62,999$71,791

Median home value

$119,700$153,200

Median gross rent

$751$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cortland County	Tioga County
Under 5	4.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	18.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.1%
75 and over	6.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortland County	Tioga County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	92.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortland County	Tioga County
No high school diploma	9.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	31.7%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortland County	Tioga County
Drove alone	74.6%	81.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	5.6%
Public transit	1.0%	0.3%
Walked	5.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.1%	9.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortland County	Tioga County
1-unit, detached	63.9%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Cortland County	Tioga County
Poverty rate	12.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.28	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1961	1968