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2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±22 MOE (90%)
Total resident population estimated by the ACS.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.6 MOE (90%)
Estimated median age of residents.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$3,769 MOE (90%)
Median household income in the ACS vintage's inflation-adjusted dollars.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±4.1% MOE (90%)
Owner-occupied units as a share of occupied tenure-classified units.
Only the same metric, ACS 5-year product, period, and 2024 vintage are compared.
| Metric | City of Cortland | Cortland County | New York |
|---|
| Population | 17,450 | 46,246 | 19,852,366 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27.4 | 37.0 | 39.8 |
| Median household income | $59,482 | $70,418 | $85,974 |
| Homeownership rate | 45.9% | 66.3% | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
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2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±22 MOE (90%)
Total resident population estimated by the ACS.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±329 MOE (90%)
Residents estimated to be younger than 18 years.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±257 MOE (90%)
Residents estimated to be age 65 or older.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.6 MOE (90%)
Estimated median age of residents.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±292 MOE (90%)
Total estimated households.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±0.1 MOE (90%)
Average number of people per occupied housing unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
Reported annual financial values cover the municipality’s filing and are not per-capita figures. Stress designations are the Comptroller’s monitoring results, not a New Day New York rating.
2024 reporting year · period ending 2024-12-31
2024 reporting year · period ending 2024-12-31
2024 reporting year · period ending 2024-12-31
2024 reporting year · period ending 2024-12-31
| Year | Revenue | Expenditures | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $39,021,707 | $49,530,761 | $51,620,464 |
| 2023 | $33,172,382 | $40,794,261 | $43,137,449 |
| 2022 | $32,804,827 | $38,789,880 | $43,474,104 |
| 2021 | $29,602,231 | $39,080,701 | $39,374,741 |
| 2020 | $27,303,733 | $31,316,398 | $34,278,404 |
These measures describe resident educational attainment for adults age 25+, not school-district performance. NYSED school performance data is not part of Task 4.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±6% MOE (90%)
Share of residents age 25+ with at least a high school credential.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±3.1% MOE (90%)
Share of residents age 25+ with a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
Employment measures are ACS survey estimates. The unemployed share is not the official current BLS unemployment rate.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$3,769 MOE (90%)
Median household income in the ACS vintage's inflation-adjusted dollars.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$1,714 MOE (90%)
Per-capita income in the ACS vintage's inflation-adjusted dollars.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±3.5% MOE (90%)
Estimated share of the poverty-status universe below the poverty level.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.8% MOE (90%)
Civilian labor force as a share of the population age 16+ in the ACS table universe.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±325 MOE (90%)
Residents age 16+ in the civilian labor force estimated to be employed.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±1.3% MOE (90%)
ACS estimate; this is not the official current BLS unemployment rate.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±325 MOE (90%)
Total estimated housing units.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±292 MOE (90%)
Housing units estimated to be occupied.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±4.1% MOE (90%)
Owner-occupied units as a share of occupied tenure-classified units.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$5,699 MOE (90%)
Median value of owner-occupied housing units in dollars reported for the vintage.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±$58 MOE (90%)
Median monthly gross rent in dollars reported for the vintage.
2024 ACS 5-year estimate · ±3.5% MOE (90%)
Vacant housing units as a share of all housing units in the occupancy-status universe.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
ACS 5-year estimates · vertical axis starts at zero
Displayed-estimate difference: -1,183. This is not a simple annual change.
ACS 5-year estimates · vertical axis starts at zero
Displayed-estimate difference: +$10,623. This is not a simple annual change.
ACS 5-year estimates · vertical axis starts at zero
Displayed-estimate difference: +$40,100. This is not a simple annual change.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 ACS 5-Year Detailed Tables. Values are survey estimates; ± values are 90% margins of error. Methodology
Every displayed observation retains its Census source, ACS product, vintage, survey period, retrieval record, and import-run provenance in the database.
U.S. Census Bureau · published Jan 29, 2026 · retrieved Aug 15, 2026
U.S. Census Bureau · published Dec 12, 2024 · retrieved Aug 15, 2026
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Estimates use 90% margins of error. Derived sums use root-sum-of-squares; derived percentages use Census approximation formulas. See the public methodology.