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Cayuga County, NY

Demographic and economic profile of Cayuga County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cayuga County is a small upstate New York county of 75,464 residents with a median household income of $67,904 and median worker earnings of $41,855, reflecting a modest but stable wage base. The labor force participation rate of 58.9% is relatively low, and just 23.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while unemployment sits at 3.9%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $164,200 and median gross rent of $895/month—though the county has shed 3.1% of its population over the past five years, and a median age of 43.8 signals an aging workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

74,567

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$67,904

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.1% since 2018

Cayuga County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone65,756 (87.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,783 (3.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,551 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,189 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,198 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone493 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,458
  2. 2.Other Indo-European477
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic465
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic191
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)124

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,189

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,558

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,547

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,763
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,534
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,953
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,836
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,619

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations13,089
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,415
  3. 3.Service Occupations6,294
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,555
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,486

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.32×)1,306
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.48×)2,472
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.32×)4,636
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)3,017
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)9,740

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$895/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9992,864 (12.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,846 (12.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,096 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,016 (9.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,815 (8.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,671 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,855

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone26,889 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled2,753 (8.1%)
  • Worked At Home2,643 (7.7%)
  • Walked1,274 (3.7%)
  • Other398 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit97 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.