Population: 18,740. Estimated population in 2021: 18,522 (-1.2% change)
Males: 8,792 (46.9%), Females: 9,948 (53.1%)
Cortland County
Zip code: 13045
Median resident age: 27.8 years
Median household income: $26,478
Median house value: $71,000
Races in Cortland:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Black (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (21.4%), Italian (18.4%), German (17.0%), English (16.5%), United States (6.3%), Dutch (4.2%).
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Cortland
- High school or higher: 79.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 12.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cortland city
- Never married: 43.4%
- Now married: 36.6%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 8.9%
3.5% Foreign born (2.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,046 (-5.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Cortland:
- CORTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (134 HOMER AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cortland:
- CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER AT ITHACA (about 25 miles; ITHACA, NY)
- COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
- CROUSE-IRVING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cortland:
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 21 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 32 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
- SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 35 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cortland:
- CORTLAND COUNTY-CHASE FIELD (about 2 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Abbreviation: N03)
- MAUS MARINELAND (about 16 miles; NEW HOPE, NY; Abbreviation: NK0)
- SKANEATELES AERO DROME (about 27 miles; SKANEATELES, NY; Abbreviation: 6B9)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Cortland:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (Full-time enrollment: 6,187; Location: PO BOX 2000; Public; Website: www.cortland.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Cortland:
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 24 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 24 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,413)
- ITHACA COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
- ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
- LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 40 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
Schools
Public high school in Cortland:
- CORTLAND JSHS (Students: 1,296; Location: 8 VALLEY VIEW DR; Grades: 07 – 12)
Private high school in Cortland:
- CORTLAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 97; Location: 15 WEST RD; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cortland:
- FRANKLYN S. BARRY SCHOOL (Students: 416; Location: 20 RAYMOND AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- RANDALL SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location: 31 RANDALL ST; Grades: KG – 06)
- F.E. SMITH SCHOOL (Students: 328; Location: 33 WHEELER AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- ALTON B. PARKER SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location: 89 MADISON AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- VIRGIL ES (Students: 154; Location: 1208 CHURCH ST; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Cortland:
- ST MARY’S SCHOOL (Students: 411; Location: 61 NORTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
- PARK SIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 42; Location: 78 HOMER AVE; Grades: PK – 11)
- FINGERLAKES ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 1304 FISHER AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
- VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 8; Location: 2910 DOUGLAS ROAD; Grades: KG – 10)
Libraries
Library in Cortland:
- CORTLAND FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $362,268; Location: 32 CHURCH STREET; 119,635 books; 1,091 audio materials; 393 serial subscriptions)