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Cortland, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cortland, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 30,112. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CORTLAND-NY · Cortland, NY 1 ZIPs · 30,112 pop · #13274/25278 · Cortland County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $69,961
  • RANK-MID #13274/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cincinnatus
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 30,112
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,500

Nearest income peer: Cincinnatus, NY (+ $206 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cortland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cortland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cortland, NY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
30,112
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,961
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,961 and poverty 15.5% concentrate in 13045.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.3%) for this income tier, rent $981 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Medina is the closest lower-income city and Delhi the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cortland.

Population concentration

Cortland reads through its lone ZIP, 13045

30,112 ACS residents, one ZIP: 13045 is not the leading code inside Cortland, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cortland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 700 establishments, 12,306 employees , annual payroll $534,640k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 13045 (700 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (128) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Cortland, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Cortland County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cortland. See the Cortland County roll-up →

Cortland sits in the lower half of Cortland County on income: Homer, Truxton and Willet report more, Marathon and Mc Graw report less. Little York marks the far end of that range at $97,125, 39% above Cortland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
13045 30,112 $69,961 700 109
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Cortland roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cortland, .