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Cortland County, NY

Cortland metro * 46.8K residents

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46.8K

Population

$70.1K

Median income

per household

$162.7K

Home value

13.1%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $70.1K.
  • Median home value: $162.7K.
  • Poverty rate: 13.1%.

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$70.1K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$162.7K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

13.1%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

50.6%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

28.4%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

17.0%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.3×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
33.8%
$50–100k
34.1%
$100–200k
26.2%
$200k+
5.9%
See Cortland metro economy →See NY state economy →

Health

3 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

30.5%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

9.3%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

12.8%

U.S.

12.8%

See Cortland metro health data →See NY state health data →

Connectivity

2 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

250Mbps

Below gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

95.1%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

0.0%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

81.2%

U.S.

77.4%

See Cortland metro connectivity →See NY state connectivity →

Map

Cortland County, NY

Population

46.8K

Area

498.8 sq mi

Density

93.8/sq mi

Neighbors

Broome County, NYCayuga County, NYChenango County, NYMadison County, NYOnondaga County, NYTioga County, NYTompkins County, NY
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.