| 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, 2000 |
24,448 |
9,921,146 |
| College graduates (2- and 4-year degrees) persons 25 years and over, 2000 |
5,551 |
3,436,655 |
| Home ownership rate, 2000 |
64.3% |
53.0% |
| Single family homes, number 2000 |
11,889 |
3,198,486 |
| Households, 2000 |
18,210 |
7,056,860 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.5 |
2.61 |
| Family households 2000 |
11,619 |
4,528,888 |
| Median household money income, 1999 |
$34,364 |
$43,393 |
| * Median family income, 1999 |
$42,204 |
$51,691 |
| Per capita income, 1999 |
$16,622 |
$23,389 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
15.5% |
14.6% |
| Children below poverty, percent, 1999 |
16.4% |
19.6% |
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* family is defined as a household unit where the people are related by blood
or marriage
Z = too few
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| Source: US Census 2000, www.census.gov |
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