| People QuickFacts |
Cortland County |
New York |
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| Population, 2000 |
48,599 |
18,976,457 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-0.7% |
5.5% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
96.9% |
67.9% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.9% |
15.9% |
| Black or African American percent change, 1990-2000 |
19.5% |
NA
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| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent 2000 (a) |
0.3% |
0.4% |
| Asian persons, percent 2000(a) |
0.4% |
5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000(a) |
Z
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Z
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| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000(a) |
0.3% |
7.1% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.2% |
3.1% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.7% |
24.7% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000(b) |
1.2% |
15.1% |
| Hispanic or Latin percent change, 1990-2000 |
26.4% |
NA
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| High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
21,879 |
8,840,965 |
| College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
5,199 |
2,733,829 |
| Home ownership rate, 1990 |
64.4% |
52.2% |
| Single family homes, number 1990 |
10,993 |
3,231,127 |
| Households, 1990 |
17,315 |
6,634,434 |
| Persons per household, 1990 |
2.63 |
2.63 |
| Family households 1990 |
11,982 |
4,528,888 |
| Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate |
$33,758 |
$36,369 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1997, model-based estimate |
14.5% |
15.6% |
| Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate |
21.3% |
24.7% |
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Source: US Census 2000
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