Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cortland County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 48,599 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 48,599 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 565 1.2%
Male 23,479 48.3%     Mexican 83 0.2%
Female 25,120 51.7%     Puerto Rican 279 0.6%
          Cuban 17 0.0%
Under 5 years 2,866 5.9%     Other Hispanic or Latino 186 0.4%
5 to 9 years 3,228 6.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 48,034 98.8%
10 to 14 years 3,389 7.0%     White alone 46,748 96.2%
15 to 19 years 4,645 9.6%        
20 to 24 years 4,935 10.2%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 5,753 11.8%       Total population 48,599 100.0%
35 to 44 years 7,148 14.7%   In households 45,479 93.6%
45 to 54 years 6,332 13.0%     Householder 18,210 37.5%
55 to 59 years 2,370 4.9%     Spouse 8,966 18.4%
60 to 64 years 1,877 3.9%     Child 13,024 26.8%
65 to 74 years 3,013 6.2%       Own child under 18 years 10,543 21.7%
75 to 84 years 2,256 4.6%     Other relatives 1,285 2.6%
85 years and over 787 1.6%       Under 18 years 522 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 3,994 8.2%
Median age (years) 34.2 (X)       Unmarried partner 1,501 3.1%
        In group quarters 3,120 6.4%
18 years and over 37,093 76.3%     Institutionalized population 474 1.0%
  Male 17,571 36.2%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,646 5.4%
  Female 19,522 40.2%        
21 years and over 33,113 68.1%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 7,130 14.7%       Total households 18,210 100.0%
65 years and over 6,056 12.5%   Family households (families) 11,619 63.8%
  Male 2,480 5.1%       With own children under 18 years 5,645 31.0%
  Female 3,576 7.4%     Married couple family 8,966 49.2%
            With own children under 18 years 3,911 21.5%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 1,877 10.3%
One race 48,024 98.8%       With own children under 18 years 1,217 6.7%
  White 47,115 96.9%   Nonfamily households 6,591 36.2%
  Black or African American 416 0.9%     Householder living alone 4,827 26.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 133 0.3%       Householder 65 years and over 1,893 10.4%
  Asian 201 0.4%        
    Asian Indian 61 0.1%   Households with individuals under 18 years 6,105 33.5%
    Chinese 51 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 4,214 23.1%
    Filipino 16 0.0%        
    Japanese 19 0.0%   Average household size 2.50 (X)
    Korean 29 0.1%   Average family size 3.00 (X)
    Vietnamese 4 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 21 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.0%       Total housing units 20,116 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 18,210 90.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 1,906 9.5%
    Samoan 2 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 582 2.9%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 154 0.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3% (X)
Two or more races 575 1.2%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 47,658 98.1%       Occupied housing units 18,210 100.0%
Black or African American 600 1.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 11,714 64.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 393 0.8%   Renter-occupied housing units 6,496 35.7%
Asian 289 0.6%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 27 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.64 (X)
Some other race 255 0.5%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.24 (X)
Date: May 22, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.