Cayuga County, New York

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 75,464
Median household income: $66,583
Median home value: $164,200

Cayuga County, New York counts 75,464 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $66,583, its median household income sits below New York's $84,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Cayuga County's population declined 2.5% from 77,425 to 75,464, while its median household income rose 14.1% from $58,377 to $66,583.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.6% of the population. 79.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 75,464
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,583
Median home value: $164,200
Median gross rent: $895
Housing units: 36,768
Homeownership rate: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

77,42575,464

Median household income

$58,377$66,583

Median home value

$128,000$164,200

Median gross rent

$763$895

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	77,425	$58,377	$128,000	$763
2020	76,958	$57,985	$131,700	$769
2021	76,644	$59,602	$138,200	$799
2022	76,171	$63,227	$158,900	$868
2023	75,464	$66,583	$164,200	$895

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,656	4.8%
5 to 17	11,073	14.7%
18 to 24	5,757	7.6%
25 to 34	9,392	12.4%
35 to 44	9,062	12.0%
45 to 54	9,194	12.2%
55 to 64	11,821	15.7%
65 to 74	9,268	12.3%
75 and over	6,241	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	66,119	87.6%
Black or African American	2,252	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	85	0.1%
Asian	472	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	321	0.4%
Two or more races	3,575	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,633	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,087	11.1%
High school graduate	17,076	31.1%
Some college or associate's	18,687	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,436	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,692	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,657	79.9%
Carpooled	2,645	7.6%
Public transit	163	0.5%
Walked	1,274	3.7%
Bicycle	25	0.1%
Worked from home	2,301	6.6%
Other means	540	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,228	37.9%
15 to 29 min	10,176	31.5%
30 to 44 min	5,868	18.2%
45 to 59 min	2,512	7.8%
60+ min	1,520	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 13.8% (9,914 of 72,009)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,084	60.9%
Nonfamily households	12,250	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,334	85.2%
Vacant	5,434	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,533	71.9%
Renter-occupied	8,801	28.1%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	24,758	67.3%
1-unit, attached	703	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4,816	13.1%
5 to 19 units	1,476	4.0%
20 or more units	1,536	4.2%
Mobile home & other	3,479	9.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 36011
State: New York
Land area: 692 sq mi
Water area: 172 sq mi
Center point: 43.0085, -76.5746