Cortland County, New York (NY)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	47%

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	7.4%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.2%), Manufacturing (16.5%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Cortland County, New York business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cortland County, New York:

Median resident age:	34.2 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Males: 23,479	(48.3%)
Females: 25,120	(51.7%)

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Cortland County:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

This county	$39,184
New York:	$49,480

Cortland County	$131,029
New York:	$258,900

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 57
• Thefts: 270
• Auto thefts: 8

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cortland County is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $752 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cortland, Cortlandville, Homer, Munsons Corners, Virgil, Marathon, Preble, Truxton, Scott, Solon.

Neighboring counties: Broome County , Cayuga County , Chenango County , Madison County , Onondaga County , Tioga County , Tompkins County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cortland County: Landers Corners (A), Camp Hoover (B), Franks Corners (C), Willow Brook Golf Course (D), Cortland Country Club (E), Cortland National Fish Hatchery (F), Camp Tioughnioga (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cortland County include: Lapeer Church (A), Elm Stump Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Parker Street Cemetery (1), Atwater Cemetery (2), Atwood Cemetery (3), Potter Hill Cemetery (4), Beardsley Cemetery (5), Maplewood Cemetery (6), Hawley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Dean Pond (A), Stump Pond (B), Upper Little York Lake (C), Song Lake (D), Solon Pond (E), Ellis Lake (F), Cincinnatus Lake (G), Lower Little York Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Albright Creek (A), Barry Run (B), Brakel Creek (C), Callan Creek (D), Mead Brook (E), Haights Creek (F), Miller Brook (G), Morgan Hill Creek (H), Grout Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
New York:	4.4%

Current college students: 5,898
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,081 (61% naturalized citizens)

Cortland County:	2.2%
Whole state:	20.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,889
• One, attached: 259
• Two: 2,084
• 3 or 4: 1,644
• 5 to 9: 1,075
• 10 to 19: 658
• 20 or more: 629
• Mobile homes: 1,855
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Cortland County with a mortgage: 5,740 (422 second mortgage, 697 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,712

Cortland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 3.8 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,414 (74%) Carpooled: 2,661 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 292 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Taxi: 182 (1%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 76 (0%) Walked: 1,383 (6%) Other means: 141 (1%) Worked at home: 1,003 (5%)

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,570 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
New York average:	5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($254 average AGI)

Cortland County:	0.09%
New York average:	0.24%

4.19% relocated from other counties in New York ($22,652 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($9,665 average AGI)

Cortland County:	1.62%
New York average:	1.94%

from Tompkins County, NY	1.04% ($30,489 average AGI)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.64% ($34,796)
from Cayuga County, NY	0.41% ($26,333)
from Broome County, NY	0.35% ($22,017)
from Chenango County, NY	0.25% ($31,571)
from Tioga County, NY	0.15% ($27,120)
from Madison County, NY	0.11% ($44,947)

6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,035 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.00% relocated to other counties in New York ($20,277 average AGI)
2.29% relocated to other states ($12,758 average AGI)

Cortland County:	2.29%
New York average:	2.96%

to Tompkins County, NY	1.00% ($29,568 average AGI)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.66% ($46,378)
to Broome County, NY	0.41% ($27,186)
to Cayuga County, NY	0.38% ($23,719)
to Tioga County, NY	0.17% ($23,071)
to Chenango County, NY	0.15% ($24,280)
to Madison County, NY	0.09% ($47,867)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,216 (5,895 aged, 1,321 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 36,437 (8,558 male householders, 3,156 female householders)

  9,057 spouses, 13,240 children (12,148 natural, 381 adopted, 711 stepchildren), 575 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, 293 other relatives, 1,226 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,039 (3,032 male householders (2,086 living alone)), 3,503 female householders (2,735 living alone)), 2,504 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,123 (443 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,028 2-persons, 2,707 3-persons, 2,364 4-persons, 1,121 5-persons, 310 6-persons, 184 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,821 1-person, 1,238 2-persons, 230 3-persons, 173 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

95.6% of residents of Cortland County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $231,496,000 ($4724 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,402,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $104,853,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,060,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,542,000
Federal grants: $65,277,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,404,000 ($5,202,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,361,000 ($255,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $827,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,624,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,892,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+35 per 1000 residents

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	-52 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.00 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	3.6

55% of Cortland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in New York.

Cortland County:	55.1%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 41184
• Northeast: 3019
• Midwest: 1137
• South: 1344
• West: 559

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,200

Here:	7.3%
New York:	14.0%

Here:	4.4%
New York:	13.2%

Here:	4.1%
New York:	38.2%