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Cayuga County, NY

74,567 Population
691.6 square miles 107.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 40.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,850 ±$2,144 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New York: $51,002 ±$412
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,799 ±$5,121 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,820 ±$653
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.4% ±3.6% (10,292  ±2,572) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 14% 2,704,799 (±0.3% / ±50,713)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.8 minutes ±1.1 (716,465  ±39,238) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

32,087 ±1,146 Number of households
  • New York: 7,828,074 ±18,401
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (70,645  ±79) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,188,964
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±2.1% (665  ±312) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 4.7% 219,646 (±0.2% / ±8,685)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

37,056 ±42 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,676,911 ±743
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$185,900 ±$11,162 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $449,800 ±$3,718
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.2% ±1.4% (5,325  ±1,047.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 9.3% 1,836,837 (±0.2% / ±36,336)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.1% ±4.9% (49,434  ±2,741.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 88% 12,430,128 (±0.4% / ±58,727.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.8% ±2.6% (13,746  ±1,447.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 41.2% 5,819,065 (±0.3% / ±39,724.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.9% (2,875  ±822) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 23.3% 4,621,382
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±1.1% (3,753  ±678) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 3.5% 550,582 (±0.1% / ±11,292)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,753 Total veterans ±678 3,522 Male ±660 231 Female ±122

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