Cortland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,890 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Cortland is the 256th largest community in Ohio.

Unlike some cities, Cortland isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cortland are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cortland is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cortland who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.76%), sales jobs (11.56%), and management occupations (9.75%).

Cortland is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Cortland isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.05% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Cortland Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Cortland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.06% of adults in Cortland have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Cortland in 2000 was $22,972, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,888 for a family of four.

The people who call Cortland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cortland is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cortland include German, Italian, Irish, English, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Cortland is English.