Cortland County, New York

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 46,401
Median household income: $67,527
Median home value: $158,100

Home to 46,401 residents, Cortland County is one of New York's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,527 runs below the New York figure of $84,578.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cortland County's population declined 3.1% from 47,865 to 46,401, while its median household income rose 20.5% from $56,023 to $67,527.

28.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,401
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $67,527
Median home value: $158,100
Median gross rent: $911
Housing units: 20,842
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,86546,401

Median household income

$56,023$67,527

Median home value

$123,800$158,100

Median gross rent

$778$911

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,865	$56,023	$123,800	$778
2020	47,618	$59,194	$126,700	$787
2021	46,984	$62,163	$130,000	$811
2022	46,755	$65,029	$148,200	$884
2023	46,401	$67,527	$158,100	$911

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2418.3%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,183	4.7%
5 to 17	6,504	14.0%
18 to 24	8,500	18.3%
25 to 34	5,158	11.1%
35 to 44	4,947	10.7%
45 to 54	5,153	11.1%
55 to 64	6,187	13.3%
65 to 74	4,647	10.0%
75 and over	3,122	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,622	89.7%
Black or African American	944	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	644	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	200	0.4%
Two or more races	1,332	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,627	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,655	9.1%
High school graduate	9,272	31.7%
Some college or associate's	9,010	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,328	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,949	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,901	74.6%
Carpooled	2,387	10.5%
Public transit	230	1.0%
Walked	1,159	5.1%
Bicycle	87	0.4%
Worked from home	1,613	7.1%
Other means	283	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,998	42.8%
15 to 29 min	5,518	26.2%
30 to 44 min	3,748	17.8%
45 to 59 min	1,849	8.8%
60+ min	934	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 12.8% (5,494 of 42,878)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,201	59.7%
Nonfamily households	7,567	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,768	90.0%
Vacant	2,074	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,460	66.4%
Renter-occupied	6,308	33.6%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,319	63.9%
1-unit, attached	382	1.8%
2 to 4 units	3,216	15.4%
5 to 19 units	1,647	7.9%
20 or more units	757	3.6%
Mobile home & other	1,521	7.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 36023
State: New York
Land area: 499 sq mi
Water area: 2.75 sq mi
Center point: 42.5940, -76.0762