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Cayuga County, New York

Cayuga County had 74,567 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 691.6 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 62 in New York by population and 29th by land area.

Population
74,567
#36 of 62 in New York · #754 in US
Area
691.6 sq mi
#29 of 62 in New York · #1,353 in US
Density
108 / sq mi
#32 of 62 in New York · #858 in US
Median household income
$66,431
#36 of 62 in New York · #1,255 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Cayuga County within New York. Pin: Albany.

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Cayuga County population, land area and income

Cayuga County had 74,567 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 691.6 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 62 in New York by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 107.8 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in New York has 85,936 residents; Cayuga County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,431 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

74,567

3144th1st

754th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

692 sq mi

3144th1st

1353rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

107.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

858th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,431

3143rd1st

1255th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within New York (62)

Population

74,567

62nd1st

36th of 62 (NY)

Land area

692 sq mi

62nd1st

29th of 62 (NY)

Density

107.8 / sq mi

62nd1st

32nd of 62 (NY)

Median household income

$66,431

62nd1st

36th of 62 (NY)

How Cayuga County's population changed since 2020

Cayuga County lost 1,584 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.1%. That ranks 52nd of 62 in New York for growth. The median New York county changed by -0.8%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Cayuga County recorded 2,918 births and 3,767 deaths, a natural change of -849. Net international migration added +164 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -984. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 984 people.

76.2k202075.5k202174.8k202274.6k202374.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,918
Deaths
3,767
Net international migration
+164
Net domestic migration
-984
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-8

Where Cayuga County is

The Census internal point of Cayuga County is at 43.008500, -76.574600. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades New York's 62 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Cayuga County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Tompkins County: +5.8%Yates County: -1.3%Suffolk County: +0.9%Broome County: -0.9%Cortland County: -1.7%Fulton County: -2.0%Ulster County: +0.9%Rockland County: +3.2%Essex County: -1.5%Westchester County: +0.5%Niagara County: -1.2%Dutchess County: +1.4%Seneca County: -2.6%Onondaga County: -0.9%Tioga County: -1.6%Erie County: -0.2%Wayne County: -0.5%Delaware County: -0.1%Greene County: -1.8%Schenectady County: +1.9%Allegany County: -0.1%Rensselaer County: -0.1%Monroe County: -0.7%Warren County: -0.5%Livingston County: -0.1%Madison County: -1.3%Jefferson County: -2.5%Sullivan County: +2.5%Lewis County: +0.0%Oswego County: +0.7%Putnam County: +0.8%New York County: -1.1%Columbia County: -1.8%St. Lawrence County: -2.0%Schuyler County: -4.1%Franklin County: -0.3%Steuben County: -1.4%Cayuga County: -2.1%Oneida County: -1.2%Chemung County: -3.1%Herkimer County: -0.7%Schoharie County: +1.3%Cattaraugus County: -2.0%Chautauqua County: -2.6%Chenango County: -2.8%Hamilton County: +0.2%Orange County: +2.7%Washington County: -2.1%Ontario County: +0.6%Bronx County: -5.1%Wyoming County: -1.5%Clinton County: -2.3%Orleans County: -1.0%Montgomery County: +0.3%Nassau County: +0.1%Kings County: -3.6%Genesee County: -1.2%Otsego County: +3.7%Albany County: +1.9%Queens County: -3.1%Richmond County: +0.6%Saratoga County: +1.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < -1.2%
  3. < -0.2%
  4. < +0.7%
  5. ≥ +0.7%
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Orange pin: Cayuga County internal point. Dark pin: Albany.

Internal point

Decimal
43.008500, -76.574600
DMS
43°00'30.60"N 76°34'28.56"W
UTM
18N 371673.5E 4762961.6N
Geohash
dr9s9t2nd
Plus code
87M52C5G+C5

Towns in Cayuga County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cayuga County, 31,257 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cayuga County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Auburn with 25,963.

  1. 01Auburn25,963
  2. 02Weedsport1,761
  3. 03Moravia1,241
  4. 04Port Byron1,214
  5. 05Union Springs1,078
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cayuga County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Cayuga County. The most populous is Onondaga County, NY, with 469,812 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Albany and the nearest big city

Albany is 144.9 miles E of Cayuga County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY (population 146,097), 21.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Auburn, NY (population 25,963), 5.2 miles away.

Cayuga County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cayuga County is 36011: state code 36 for New York plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,431.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cayuga County, New York?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 74,567. That is down 1,584 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 76,151.

What is the FIPS code of Cayuga County?

36011. The first two digits (36) are New York; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cayuga County?

Auburn, with 25,963 residents inside Cayuga County in 2024.

Which counties border Cayuga County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Onondaga County, NY; Oswego County, NY; Jefferson County, NY; Tompkins County, NY; Wayne County, NY; Cortland County, NY; Seneca County, NY.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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