Demographics of Cayuga County, New York

Cayuga County, New York had 74,365 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,742 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cayuga County, in four figures

74,365
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,742 people.; 43.8 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,904 ±$2,566
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cayuga County, New York's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cayuga County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cayuga County, New York's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cayuga County, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	76,107	100.0	100.0
2021	75,426	99.1	100.2
2022	74,730	98.2	100.7
2023	74,563	98.0	101.6
2024	74,642	98.1	102.5
2025	74,365	97.7	103.1

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Population of Cayuga County, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	76,107	−142	−29	0	−112
2021	75,426	−681	−278	+11	−435
2022	74,730	−696	−238	+57	−493
2023	74,563	−167	−166	+42	−25
2024	74,642	+79	−146	+133	+102
2025	74,365	−277	−140	+57	−196

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±0.5: for men 42.3 ±0.4 and for women 45.3 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cayuga County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	3,571 ±97	4.8% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,945 ±383	14.6% ±0.5	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,624 ±327	7.5% ±0.4	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,575 ±515	24.7% ±0.7	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,358 ±511	27.1% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,029 ±602	21.3% ±0.8	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,904 ±$2,566, and income per person $36,905 ±$1,015, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cayuga County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	5,573 ±575	17.7% ±1.8	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,937 ±514	18.8% ±1.6	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,661 ±496	18.0% ±1.6	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,364 ±407	13.8% ±1.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,595 ±421	17.7% ±1.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,334 ±294	7.4% ±0.9	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,060 ±230	6.5% ±0.7	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cayuga County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	9,690 ±889	13.5% ±1.2	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,456 ±385	17.3% ±2.6	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,713 ±529	13.1% ±1.4	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,521 ±352	11.7% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cayuga County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cayuga County	New York	United States
Housing units	36,829 ±115	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.6% ±1.2	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.4% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.4% ±1.5	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.6% ±1.7	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,000 ±$3,760	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$942 ±$46	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±2	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cayuga County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,731 ±0	3.6% ±<0.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	65,280 ±463	86.9% ±0.6	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,486 ±274	3.3% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	493 ±89	0.7% ±0.1	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	106 ±45	0.1% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	173 to 551	0.2% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,644 ±525	4.9% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cayuga County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	64,274 ±678	85.6% ±0.9	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,392 ±570	11.2% ±0.8	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	490 ±152	0.7% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,946 ±284	2.6% ±0.4	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,009 ±212	1.3% ±0.3	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	937 ±182	1.2% ±0.2	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cayuga County among the counties of New York

36th of 62 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Counties of New York near Cayuga County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wayne County	91,250	+0.1%
Sullivan County	80,586	+2.7%
Chemung County	80,415	−3.9%
Clinton County	78,138	−2.0%
Cattaraugus County	75,390	−2.1%
Cayuga County	74,365	−2.3%
Madison County	67,120	−1.2%
Warren County	65,020	−0.9%
Livingston County	61,438	−0.2%
Otsego County	60,589	+3.8%
Columbia County	60,168	−2.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026