Cortland, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

7,080

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

6.56% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.82%

3.92% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$71,563

15.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Cortland, OH is home to a population of 7.08k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.946% of Cortland, OH residents were born outside of the country (67 people).

In 2024, there were 23.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.6k people) in Cortland, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 280 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 43 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Cortland, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cortland, OH was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cortland, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cortland, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.6k ± 364
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
280 ± 340
Other (Hispanic)
43 ± 56

1.67%

Hispanic Population

118 people

1.67% of the people in Cortland, OH are hispanic (118 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cortland, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

0.946%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

67 people

2.43%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

172 people

As of 2024, 0.946% of Cortland, OH residents (67 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cortland, OH was 2.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cortland, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
59 ± 55
Gulf War (1990s)
45 ± 60
Gulf War (2001-)
37 ± 53

Cortland, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cortland, OH.

Economy

The economy of Cortland, OH employs 3.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cortland, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (733 people), Manufacturing (554 people), and Retail Trade (456 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($93,750), Manufacturing ($79,000), and Educational Services ($77,829).

Employment

Occupations

3.39k

2024 Value

± 536

5.14%

1 Year growth

± 21.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cortland, OH grew at a rate of 5.14%, from 3.23k employees to 3.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cortland, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (454 people), Sales & Related Occupations (449 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (296 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cortland, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.39k

2024 Value

± 536

5.14%

1 Year growth

± 21.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cortland, OH grew at a rate of 5.14%, from 3.23k employees to 3.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cortland, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (733 people), Manufacturing (554 people), and Retail Trade (456 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cortland, OH, though some of these residents may live in Cortland, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,673

Median earning men ± $5,908

$51,954

Median earning women ± $14,827

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($87,969), Manufacturing ($81,436), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,397).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,603), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,266), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,917).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cortland, OH was $224,900 in 2024, which is 0.676 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $199,300 to $224,900, a 12.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Cortland, OH is 75.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cortland, OH have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cortland, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$224,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,248

$2,384

Median Property Taxes

±$404

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cortland, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cortland, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.9%

Homeownership

2024

53.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.9% of the housing units in Cortland, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cortland, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,563

Median Household Income

± $14,120

3.14k

Number of Households

± 474

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.14k households in Cortland, OH grew to $71,563 from the previous year's value of $61,740.

The following chart displays the households in Cortland, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cortland, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.5%)
Worked At Home (10.2%)
Carpooled (6.96%)

In 2024, 81.5% of workers in Cortland, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.2%) and those who carpooled to work (6.96%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cortland, OH have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.596% of the workforce in Cortland, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cortland, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cortland, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cortland, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cortland, OH (683 out of 6.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cortland, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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