Cortland

Population: 17,465
Median household income: $55,368
Median home value: $143,800

Cortland, a community in Cortland County, New York, has 17,465 residents. Its median household income of $55,368 runs below the Cortland County figure of $67,527.

From 2019 to 2023, Cortland's population declined 6.8% from 18,739 to 17,465, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $109,400 to $143,800.

Households average 2.07 people. The median gross rent is $893.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,465
Median age: 27.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,368
Median home value: $143,800
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 7,751
Homeownership rate: 44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,73917,465

Median household income

$44,317$55,368

Median home value

$109,400$143,800

Median gross rent

$754$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,739	$44,317	$109,400	$754
2020	18,633	$48,859	$112,500	$765
2021	17,577	$50,697	$115,400	$785
2022	17,574	$55,042	$131,000	$871
2023	17,465	$55,368	$143,800	$893

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2430.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	670	3.8%
5 to 17	2,018	11.6%
18 to 24	5,269	30.2%
25 to 34	2,360	13.5%
35 to 44	1,656	9.5%
45 to 54	1,543	8.8%
55 to 64	1,681	9.6%
65 to 74	1,355	7.8%
75 and over	913	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,957	85.6%
Black or African American	704	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	372	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.1%
Two or more races	479	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	943	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,024	10.8%
High school graduate	2,989	31.4%
Some college or associate's	3,014	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,205	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,276	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone64.7%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit1.8%

Walked10.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,454	64.7%
Carpooled	1,194	14.2%
Public transit	151	1.8%
Walked	849	10.1%
Bicycle	63	0.7%
Worked from home	578	6.9%
Other means	135	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,858	61.9%
15 to 29 min	1,302	16.6%
30 to 44 min	1,084	13.8%
45 to 59 min	543	6.9%
60+ min	59	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 22.0% (3,188 of 14,521)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,304	47.3%
Nonfamily households	3,688	52.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,992	90.2%
Vacant	759	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,115	44.6%
Renter-occupied	3,877	55.4%

1-unit, detached44.0%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units31.1%

5 to 19 units13.5%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,408	44.0%
1-unit, attached	231	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2,412	31.1%
5 to 19 units	1,046	13.5%
20 or more units	600	7.7%
Mobile home & other	54	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3618388
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.6009, -76.1791