Cairo

Population: 1,565
Median household income: $54,479
Median home value: $197,000

Cairo, a community in Greene County, New York, has 1,565 residents. Its median household income of $54,479 runs below the Greene County figure of $74,011.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cairo's population grew 63.9% from 955 to 1,565, while its median home value rose 51.0% from $130,500 to $197,000.

22.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 47.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,565
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,479
Median home value: $197,000
Median gross rent: $1,327
Housing units: 787
Homeownership rate: 47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9551,565

Median household income

$24,855$54,479

Median home value

$130,500$197,000

Median gross rent

$862$1,327

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	955	$24,855	$130,500	$862
2020	1,356	$53,214	$116,500	$1,119
2021	1,195	$54,777	$118,800	$1,111
2022	1,353	$47,063	$133,300	$1,323
2023	1,565	$54,479	$197,000	$1,327

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4421.2%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 644.7%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	332	21.2%
18 to 24	105	6.7%
25 to 34	252	16.1%
35 to 44	332	21.2%
45 to 54	189	12.1%
55 to 64	74	4.7%
65 to 74	136	8.7%
75 and over	145	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,361	87.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	195	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	1.7%
High school graduate	423	37.5%
Some college or associate's	428	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	64	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	194	17.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	616	69.1%
Carpooled	116	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	160	17.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	247	33.7%
15 to 29 min	176	24.0%
30 to 44 min	278	38.0%
45 to 59 min	22	3.0%
60+ min	9	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 8.9% (140 of 1,565)

	Count	Share
Family households	372	56.9%
Nonfamily households	282	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	654	83.1%
Vacant	133	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	310	47.4%
Renter-occupied	344	52.6%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	587	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	85	10.8%
5 to 19 units	35	4.4%
20 or more units	62	7.9%
Mobile home & other	18	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3611638
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.3052, -74.0118