Cortland County, New York
Cortland County, New York · ZIP 13040, 13045, 13052
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 45,945 (2024 estimate)Population
- 18,768Households
- $67,527Median household income
- $158,100Median home value
- 23Towns with a page
- 16ZIP codes
Cortland County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 48,599 |
| 2010 | 49,336 |
| 2020 | 46,809 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $67,527 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 12,460 units
- Renter occupied
- 6,308 units
- Vacancy rate
- 10%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
14,353 employees in 981 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Cortland County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 46,401 | 19,872,319 |
| Median household income | $67,527 | $84,578 |
| Median age | 36.5 | 39.6 |
| Median home value | $158,100 | $403,000 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 28.3% | 39.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.7% | 22.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 66.4% | 54.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 21.7 minutes | 32.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Cortland County23 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortland | City | 17,459 | 3.89 sq mi |
| Cortlandville Town | Town | 8,192 | 49.7 sq mi |
| Homer Town | Town | 6,106 | 50.2 sq mi |
| Homer | Village | 3,076 | 1.93 sq mi |
| Munsons Corners | Census designated place | 2,506 | 2.22 sq mi |
| Virgil Town | Town | 2,387 | 47.4 sq mi |
| Marathon Town | Town | 1,970 | 24.9 sq mi |
| Preble Town | Town | 1,306 | 26.8 sq mi |
| Cortland West | Census designated place | 1,185 | 5.17 sq mi |
| Scott Town | Town | 1,057 | 22.2 sq mi |
| Solon Town | Town | 1,041 | 29.7 sq mi |
| McGraw | Village | 977 | 0.99 sq mi |
| Truxton Town | Town | 959 | 44.6 sq mi |
| Cincinnatus Town | Town | 886 | 25.4 sq mi |
| Cuyler Town | Town | 884 | 43.5 sq mi |
| Marathon | Village | 883 | 1.13 sq mi |
| Willet Town | Town | 866 | 25.7 sq mi |
| Harford Town | Town | 860 | 24.2 sq mi |
| Lapeer Town | Town | 784 | 25.0 sq mi |
| Freetown Town | Town | 756 | 25.5 sq mi |
| Taylor Town | Town | 432 | 30.0 sq mi |
| Blodgett Mills | Census designated place | 193 | 2.17 sq mi |
| Virgil | Census designated place | 190 | 0.89 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Broome CountyPopulation 196,397 (2024 estimate)
- Cayuga CountyPopulation 74,567 (2024 estimate)
- Chenango CountyPopulation 45,776 (2024 estimate)
- Madison CountyPopulation 67,072 (2024 estimate)
- Onondaga CountyPopulation 469,812 (2024 estimate)
- Tioga CountyPopulation 47,574 (2024 estimate)
- Tompkins CountyPopulation 105,602 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.