Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cortland city
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 18,740 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 18,740 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 322 1.7%
Male 8,792 46.9%     Mexican 32 0.2%
Female 9,948 53.1%     Puerto Rican 167 0.9%
          Cuban 13 0.1%
Under 5 years 998 5.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 110 0.6%
5 to 9 years 954 5.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 18,418 98.3%
10 to 14 years 929 5.0%     White alone 17,737 94.6%
15 to 19 years 2,430 13.0%        
20 to 24 years 3,439 18.4%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 2,220 11.8%       Total population 18,740 100.0%
35 to 44 years 2,209 11.8%   In households 15,768 84.1%
45 to 54 years 1,959 10.5%     Householder 6,922 36.9%
55 to 59 years 650 3.5%     Spouse 2,402 12.8%
60 to 64 years 534 2.8%     Child 3,879 20.7%
65 to 74 years 993 5.3%       Own child under 18 years 3,150 16.8%
75 to 84 years 984 5.3%     Other relatives 470 2.5%
85 years and over 441 2.4%       Under 18 years 168 0.9%
          Nonrelatives 2,095 11.2%
Median age (years) 27.8 (X)       Unmarried partner 587 3.1%
        In group quarters 2,972 15.9%
18 years and over 15,308 81.7%     Institutionalized population 461 2.5%
  Male 7,011 37.4%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,511 13.4%
  Female 8,297 44.3%        
21 years and over 12,423 66.3%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 2,733 14.6%       Total households 6,922 100.0%
65 years and over 2,418 12.9%   Family households (families) 3,457 49.9%
  Male 857 4.6%       With own children under 18 years 1,718 24.8%
  Female 1,561 8.3%     Married couple family 2,402 34.7%
            With own children under 18 years 1,020 14.7%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 786 11.4%
One race 18,490 98.7%       With own children under 18 years 521 7.5%
  White 17,937 95.7%   Nonfamily households 3,465 50.1%
  Black or African American 292 1.6%     Householder living alone 2,494 36.0%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 46 0.2%       Householder 65 years and over 903 13.0%
  Asian 107 0.6%        
    Asian Indian 31 0.2%   Households with individuals under 18 years 1,846 26.7%
    Chinese 28 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,618 23.4%
    Filipino 10 0.1%        
    Japanese 7 0.0%   Average household size 2.28 (X)
    Korean 16 0.1%   Average family size 2.95 (X)
    Vietnamese 2 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 13 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.0%       Total housing units 7,550 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 2 0.0%   Occupied housing units 6,922 91.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0%   Vacant housing units 628 8.3%
    Samoan 0 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 34 0.5%
    Other Pacific Islander2 1 0.0%        
  Some other race 105 0.6%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.1% (X)
Two or more races 250 1.3%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 18,175 97.0%       Occupied housing units 6,922 100.0%
Black or African American 407 2.2%   Owner-occupied housing units 3,023 43.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 133 0.7%   Renter-occupied housing units 3,899 56.3%
Asian 133 0.7%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 14 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.45 (X)
Some other race 158 0.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.14 (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.