CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cayuga Heights

New York · 3,613 residents · 1.77 sq mi

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With 3,613 people, Cayuga Heights is a city in New York. 83% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median home value sits at $212,800. Households here earn about 55% more than in New York as a whole. Median household income runs $51,034, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The median age is 29.5, younger than the US median of 33.0.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

83% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 42%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,613

+10%vs 2000

vs 3,273 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

−31%vs 2000

vs 42.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54%(146)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(184)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.2%(116)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910%(362)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2419.5%(705)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(497)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(466)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(308)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(361)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(237)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(168)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(63)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,034

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,258 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$27,818

−41%vs 2000

vs $47,493 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$212,800

+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $197,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$552

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $717 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.5%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.4% in 2000

43.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.3%(2,725)

Black1.8%(58)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(117)

Asian9%(293)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.4%(3,265)

Black1.7%(63)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(97)

Asian7.7%(279)

Other0.2%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American2.9%(116)

Peruvian2.1%(83)

Dominican1.1%(44)

Mexican0.7%(27)

Ecuadorian0.7%(26)

Spaniard0.3%(11)

Central American0.2%(8)

Guatemalan0.2%(8)

Bolivian0.2%(6)

Puerto Rican0.1%(3)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese9.5%(381)

Asian Indian4.1%(162)

Korean2.1%(83)

Bangladeshi0.6%(25)

Pakistani0.5%(22)

Filipino0.3%(10)

Japanese0.2%(6)

Ancestry

English17%(681)

German7.4%(295)

Irish5.9%(236)

Scotch-Irish4.9%(196)

Russian4.3%(172)

Italian3.5%(138)

Dutch3.2%(128)

American2.9%(117)

Belgian2.5%(101)

Scottish1.5%(58)

Polish1.4%(56)

French0.9%(35)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Lithuanian0.8%(32)

Swedish0.7%(27)

Canadian0.5%(22)

Ukrainian0.5%(21)

Guyanese0.5%(19)

Swiss0.4%(17)

Finnish0.4%(16)

Arab0.4%(15)

Lebanese0.4%(15)

West Indian0.4%(15)

Norwegian0.3%(12)

British0.3%(11)

Jamaican0.3%(10)

Croatian0.2%(9)

Portuguese0.2%(9)

Subsaharan African0.2%(8)

Slovak0.2%(7)

Haitian0.1%(5)

Brazilian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Chinese population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

82.8%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

98.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 99.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

51.4%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 11.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46%(823)

Married42.6%(763)

Widowed4.8%(86)

Divorced6.5%(117)

Women 15+

Never married47.6%(881)

Married34.8%(644)

Widowed9%(166)

Divorced8.7%(161)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2013

from 4.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.0%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.1%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 89.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.2%

+11.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.1%(39)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10.8%(21)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 194 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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