Language Spoken At Home in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 46,823 | 100% |
English only | 44,783 | 95.6% |
Language other than English | 2,040 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 614 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 843 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 209 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 876 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 312 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 285 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 36 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,453 | 100% |
American | 3,145 | 6.4% |
Arab | 114 | 0.2% |
Czech | 97 | 0.2% |
Danish | 68 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,546 | 3.1% |
English | 7,024 | 14.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,357 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 643 | 1.3% |
German | 6,894 | 13.9% |
Greek | 160 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 173 | 0.3% |
Irish | 6,936 | 14.0% |
Italian | 4,573 | 9.2% |
Lithuanian | 65 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 224 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,248 | 2.5% |
Portuguese | 75 | 0.2% |
Russian | 317 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 438 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 988 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 59 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 20 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 262 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 133 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 182 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 402 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 120 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 17,809 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 10,993 | 61.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,803 | 27.0% |
Married-couple family | 8,248 | 46.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,057 | 17.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 815 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 481 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,930 | 10.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,265 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 6,816 | 38.3% |
Householder living alone | 5,331 | 29.9% |
65 years and over | 2,050 | 11.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,256 | 29.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,670 | 26.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 45,839 | 100% |
Householder | 17,809 | 38.9% |
Spouse | 8,307 | 18.1% |
Child | 13,156 | 28.7% |
Other relatives | 2,043 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 4,524 | 9.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,505 | 3.3% |
Marital Status in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 19,839 | 100% |
Never married | 8,114 | 40.9% |
Now married, except separated | 8,868 | 44.7% |
Separated | 480 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 570 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 1,807 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,227 | 100% |
Never married | 7,653 | 36.1% |
Now married, except separated | 8,950 | 42.2% |
Separated | 624 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 2,018 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 1,982 | 9.3% |
Fertility in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 401 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 185 | 46.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 797 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 353 | 44.3% |
Less than 1 year | 105 | 13.2% |
1 or 2 years | 107 | 13.4% |
3 or 4 years | 45 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 96 | 12.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 353 | 100% |
Who are female | 197 | 55.8% |
Who are married | 277 | 78.5% |
School Enrollment in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,864 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 858 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 564 | 3.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,679 | 29.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,398 | 15.1% |
College or graduate school | 7,365 | 46.4% |
Educational Attainment in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 30,373 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 808 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,283 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,651 | 35.1% |
Some college, no degree | 5,802 | 19.1% |
Associate's degree | 3,644 | 12.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,220 | 13.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,965 | 9.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.7% |
Veteran Status in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 39,120 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,528 | 9.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 48,955 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,584 | 11.4% |
Under 18 years | 10,294 | 100% |
With a disability | 396 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 32,388 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,985 | 9.2% |
65 years and over | 6,273 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,203 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 49,020 | 100% |
Same house | 41,183 | 84.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,608 | 15.5% |
Same county | 4,582 | 9.3% |
Different county | 3,026 | 6.2% |
Same state | 2,448 | 5.0% |
Different state | 578 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 229 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 49,453 | 100% |
Native | 48,375 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 48,087 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 41,984 | 84.9% |
Different state | 6,103 | 12.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 288 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,078 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,078 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 668 | 62.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 410 | 38.0% |
Year of Entry in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,366 | 100% |
Native | 288 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 288 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,078 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2 | 0.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,076 | 99.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cortland County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,078 | 100% |
Europe | 434 | 40.3% |
Asia | 329 | 30.5% |
Africa | 14 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 218 | 20.2% |
Northern America | 83 | 7.7% |