Cortland County
General Demographic Characteristics (select 1990 and 2000)
| |
1990 |
2000 |
Total Change |
Percent Change |
| Cortland County |
48,963 |
48,599 |
-364 |
-0.74 |
| —male |
23,330 |
23,479 |
149 |
0.64 |
| —female |
25,633 |
25,120 |
-513 |
-2.0 |
| Under 5 years |
3,468 |
2,866 |
-602 |
-17.4 |
| 5 to 9 years |
3,278 |
3,228 |
-50 |
-1.5 |
| 10 to 14 years |
3,441 |
3,389 |
-52 |
-1.5 |
| 15 to 19 years |
4,628 |
4,645 |
17 |
0.4 |
| 20 to 24 years |
5,651 |
4,935 |
-716 |
-12.7 |
| 25 to 34 years |
7,471 |
5,753 |
-1,718 |
-23.0 |
| 35 to 44 years |
6,481 |
7,148 |
667 |
10.3 |
| 45 to 54 years |
4,838 |
6,332 |
1,494 |
30.9 |
| 55 to 59 years |
1,888 |
2,370 |
482 |
25.5 |
| 60 to 64 years |
1,865 |
1,877 |
12 |
0.6 |
| 65 to 74 years |
3,335 |
3,013 |
-322 |
-9.7 |
| 75 to 84 years |
2,014 |
2,256 |
242 |
12.0 |
| 85 years and over |
605 |
787 |
182 |
23.1 |
| Median Age (years) |
30.3 |
34.2 |
3.9 |
12.9 |
| Total Households |
17,247 |
18,210 |
963 |
5.6 |
| Family Households (families) |
11,799 |
11,619 |
-180 |
-1.5 |
| Married couple family |
9,461 |
8,966 |
-495 |
-5.2 |
| Female householder, no husband |
1,681 |
1,877 |
196 |
11.7 |
| Nonfamily households |
5,448 |
6,591 |
1,143 |
20.9 |
| —householder living alone |
4,070 |
4,827 |
757 |
19.6 |
| —householder 65 years and over |
1,860 |
1,893 |
33 |
1.8 |
| Average household size |
2.65 |
2.50 |
0.15 |
5.7 |
| Total housing units |
18,681 |
20,116 |
1,435 |
7.7 |
| Occupied housing units |
17,247 |
18,210 |
963 |
5.6 |
| Vacant housing units |
1,434 |
1,906 |
472 |
32.9 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
76.9 |
| Renter occupied vacancy rate |
5.0 |
8.1 |
3.1 |
62.0 |
| Owner occupied housing units |
11,103 |
11,714 |
611 |
5.5 |
| Renter occupied housing units |
6,144 |
6,496 |
352 |
5.7 |
Average household size of
owner occupied units |
2.81 |
2.64 |
-0.17 |
-6.0 |
Average size of
renter occupied units |
2.35 |
2.24 |
-0.11 |
-4.7 |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000.
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