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LaFayette, NY vs Cortland, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Cortland, is 43% less than it is in LaFayette and is 36% below the National Average.
- LaFayette unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Cortland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 LaFayette, NYCortland, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,765  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,697$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,242  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 LaFayette, NYCortland, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 LaFayette, NYCortland, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services5.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library1.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock15.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.3%13.1%
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Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

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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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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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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