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Cortland Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Cortland Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

7,063

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.1%
5 - 17:
14.6%
18 - 24:
5.2%
25 - 34:
6.8%
35 - 54:
22.1%
55 - 64:
17.5%
Over 65 Years:
28.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
1.5%
1.5%
97.0%
97.0%
37.7%
37.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Cortland
USA
$39,565
$39,565
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Cortland
USA
$60,767
$60,767
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

10.1%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Other
Construction
Information Technology
Finance
Accommodation
Transportation
Public Service
19.4%
19.4%
17.7%
17.7%
15.0%
15.0%
10.5%
10.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.0%
6.0%
5.2%
5.2%
5.0%
5.0%
3.4%
3.4%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
89.5%
89.5%
4.9%
4.9%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Italian
English
Slovak
Irish
Polish
Scottish
Greek
French
Hungarian
Canadian
Welsh
Swedish
Finnish
Scots-Irish
Norwegian
Croatian
Czech
Ukrainian
British
21.2%
21.2%
14.1%
14.1%
12.7%
12.7%
8.6%
8.6%
8.6%
8.6%
7.1%
7.1%
6.2%
6.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Italian
Greek
Slavic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Spanish
Hungarian
German/Yiddish
West Germanic languages
African languages
Arabic
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
97.4%
97.4%
9.5%
9.5%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Cortland Residents

2.8%