Cato is home to 515 people in New York. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $163,300, having more than doubled since 2000. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago. 3% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,292, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cato
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants58.8% → 79.0%(+20.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share96.8% → 92.0%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.2% → 14.5%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.4%(8)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.1%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 46 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cato, decade by decade
Cato population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
562
$53,814
$136,564
11.2%
7.8
2000
601
$65,467
$124,601
10.3%
6.5
2010
532
$57,957
$139,541
7.5%
10.6
2020
517
$65,821
$116,841
13.4%
15.8
2024
515
$82,292
$163,300
14.5%
18.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
