Cortland County vs Wyoming County

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

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

Cortland County has the higher population (46,401 vs 39,980 in Wyoming County). Wyoming County has the higher median household income ($68,913 vs $67,527 in Cortland County). Cortland County has the higher median home value ($158,100 vs $154,700 in Wyoming County).

Population, income & housing

	Cortland County	Wyoming County
Population	46,401	39,980
Median age	36.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,527	$68,913
Median home value	$158,100	$154,700
Median gross rent	$911	$782
Housing units	20,842	18,204
Homeownership rate	66.4%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cortland County	Wyoming County
Population	47,865 → 46,401 (-3.1%)	40,305 → 39,980 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$56,023 → $67,527 (+20.5%)	$58,052 → $68,913 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$123,800 → $158,100 (+27.7%)	$115,900 → $154,700 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $911 (+17.1%)	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)

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

Wyoming County

Population

40,30539,980

Median household income

$58,052$68,913

Median home value

$115,900$154,700

Median gross rent

$659$782

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cortland County	Wyoming County
Under 5	4.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	18.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.2%
75 and over	6.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cortland County	Wyoming County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	88.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cortland County	Wyoming County
No high school diploma	9.1%	13.3%
High school graduate	31.7%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cortland County	Wyoming County
Drove alone	74.6%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.1%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cortland County	Wyoming County
1-unit, detached	63.9%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	2.2%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Cortland County	Wyoming County
Poverty rate	12.8%	10.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1961	1961