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Section 3: Report of Findings

X. Housing & Environment

Table HE-16: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, 2000

 

Subject Number Number
 
Total Population 48,599 100.0
 
Sex and Age
   Male 23,479 48.3
   Female 25,120 51.7
 
   Under 5 years 2,866 5.9
   5 to 9 years 3,228 6.6
   10 to 14 years 3,389 7.0
   5 to 19 years 4,645 9.6
   20 to 24 years 4,935 10.2
   25 to 34 years 5,753 11.8
   35 to 44 years 7,148 14.7
   45 to 54 years 6,332 13.0
   55 to 59 years 2,370 4.9
   60 to 64 years 1,877 3.9
   65 to 74 years 3,013 6.2
   75 to 84 years 2,256 4.6
   85 years and over 787 1.6
 
  Median age (years) 34.2 (X)
  18 years and over 37,093 76.3
  21 years and over 33,113 68.1
  62 years and over 7,130 14.7
  65 years and over 6,056 12.5
Race
One Race 48,024 98.8
  White 47,115 96.9
  Black or African American 416 0.9
  American Indian or Alaska Native 133 0.3
  Asian 201 0.4
     Asian Indian 61 0.1
     Chinese 51 0.1
     Filipino 16 0.0
     Japanese 19 0.0
     Vietnamese 4 0.0
     Other Asian* 21 0.0
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.0
     Native Hawaiian 2 0.0
     Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0.0
     Samoan 2 0.0
     Other Pacific Islander** 1 0.0
  Some other race 154 0.3
Two or more races 575 1.2
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races***
White 47,658 98.1
Black or African American 600 1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 393 0.8
Asian 289 0.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 27 0.1
Some other race 255 0.5
   
Hispanic or Latino and Race    
Total Population 48,599 100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 565 1.2
  Mexican 83 0.2
  Puerto Rican 279 0.6
  Cuban 17 0.0
  Other Hispanic or Latino 186 0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino 48,034 98.8
White Alone 46,748 96.2
     
Relationship    
Total Population 48,599 100.0
In households 45,479 93.6
  Householder 18,210 37.5
  Spouse 8,966 18.4
  Child 13,024 26.8
    Own child under 18 years 10,543 21.7
  Other Relatives 1,285 2.6
    Under 18 years 522 1.1
  Non-relatives 3,994 8.2
    Unmarried partner 1,501 3.1
In group quarters 3,120 6.4
   Institutionalized population 474 1.0
   Non-institutionalized population 2,646 5.4
Households by type
Total housholds 18,210 100.0
Family Households (families) 11,619 63.8
    With own children under 18 years 5,645 31.0
   Married-couple families 8,966 49.2
    With own children under 18 years 3,911 21.5
   Female householder, no husband present 1,877 10.3
    With own children under 18 years 1,217 6.7
Nonfamily households 6,591 36.2
   Householder living alone 4,827 26.5
      Householder 65 years & over 1,893 10.4
 
Households with individuals under 18 years 6,105 33.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over 4,214 23.1
 
Average household size 2.50 (X)
Average family size 3.00 (X)
Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 20,116 100.0
Occupied housing units 18,210 90.5
Vacant housing units 1,906 9.5
   for seasonal, recreational,
   or occasional use		 582 2.9
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 (X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.1 (X)
 
Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 18,210 100.0

Ower-occupied housing units

 11,714 64.3
Renter-occupied housing units 6,496 35.7
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.64 (X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.24 (X)

 Source: http://factfinder.census.gov

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
November 2002 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org