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Cortland, NY vs Jamestown, NY

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- Jamestown is 0% more densely populated than Cortland.
- People are 25.4% more likely to be married in Jamestown.
- The Median Age is 9.7 years older in Jamestown.
 Cortland, NYJamestown, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock28,818329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.838.4
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 Population - 201019,179  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock31,730285,036,114
 Population - 199019,801  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,225.793.4
 Land Area3.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cortland, NYJamestown, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Cortland, NYJamestown, NYUnited States
 White88.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.5%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cortland, NYJamestown, NYUnited States
 Married Population29.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock33.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.6%50.2%
 Never Married56.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.292.60
 Households6,588  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,37480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,421  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews
Meat · Weedsport, NY
bad
Over 5 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Paul · Cortland, NY
Small town
Over 10 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Rob · Cortland, NY
Quality of life
Over 18 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews
tori · Jamestown, NY
Beautiful surroundings
Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Elaine · Jamestown, NY
Closed in feeling
Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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