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Cortland, Nebraska is a small home-town community located mid-way between Lincoln and Beatrice on Highway 77 in Gage County. Cortland has a population around 500 people.

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Population

Population	2000	2010	2019	2024
Cortland, NE	454	482	483	482

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Population by Age

Population	2010	2019	2024
0-4	35	28	26
5-9	36	32	30
10-14	33	35	36
15-19	20	31	32
20-24	13	21	20
25-29	29	17	18
30-34	39	19	20
35-39	28	30	22
40-44	51	36	32
45-49	33	33	37
50-54	24	35	34
55-59	30	33	33
60-64	24	36	31
65-69	26	33	33
70-74	24	24	29
75-79	13	20	20
80-84	14	11	15
85+	10	11	11
18+	366	370	367
Median Age	41	44	46

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Population by Race

Cortland, NE	2019
Total	483.000
White Alone	97.510
Black Alone	0.000
American Indian Alone	1.040
Asian Alone	0.410
Pacific Islander Alone	0.000
Some Other Race	0.410
Two or More Races	0.620
Hispanic Origin	1.860
Diversity Index	8.800

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Growth Rate

Cortland, NE	2010 - 2014	2014 - 2019
Population	0%	0%
Households	0%	0%
Families	1%	0%
Median Household Income	%	1%
Per Capita Income	%	1%

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2019	2024
Households	183	204	206	206
Housing Units	198	219	221	222
Owner Occupied Units			164	165
Renter Occupied Units			42	41
Vacant Units			15	16

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Home Value

Cortland, NE	2019	2024
Median Home Value	$214,583	$255,682
Average Home Value	$318,636	$465,758
<$50,000	6	3
$50,000 - $99,999	16	9
$100,000 - $149,999	25	16
$150,000 - $199,999	25	18
$200,000 - $249,999	36	34
$250,000 - $299,999	19	22
$300,000 - $399,999	9	13
$400,000 - $499,999	20	31
$500,000 - $749,999	0	0
$1,000,000 +	2	4

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	0
2000-2009	8
1990-1999	55
1980-1989	15
1970-1979	52
1960-1969	26
1950-1959	16
1940-1949	9
1939 or Before	55

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Income

Cortland, NE	2019	2024
Median Household	$71,831	$75,195
Average Household	$77,879	$82,443
Per Capita	$31,954	$33,732

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Household Income Base

Cortland, NE	2019
<$15,000	7
$15,000 - $24,999	17
$25,000 - $34,999	22
$35,000 - $49,999	28
$50,000 - $74,999	32
$75,000 - $99,999	44
$100,000 - $149,999	41
$150,000 - $199,999	13
$200,000+	2

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	255
In-County Residents	72
Out-of-County Residents	183
Drive Alone	200
Carpooled	31
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	21
Less than 5 minutes	17
5-9 minutes	7
10-14 minutes	13
15-19 minutes	0
20-24 minutes	51
25-29 minutes	29
30-34 minutes	40
35-39 minutes	29
40-44 minutes	14
45-59 minutes	19
60-89 minutes	10
90+ minutes	5
Average Travel Time	29

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	108
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	0
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	0
Manufacturing	2
Wholesale Trade	0

Retail Trade	14
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	5
Furn & Home Furnish Str	0
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	0
Food & Beverage Stores	0
Health/Pers Care Stores	0
Gasoline Stations	9
Clothing/Accessory Store	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	0
General Merchandise Str	0
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	4
Information	0

Finance & Insurance	9
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	9
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	0

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	3
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	5
Legal Services	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	1
Educational Services	0
HealthCare/Social Assist	15
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	0

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	0
Accommodation	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places	0

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	18
Auto Repair/Maintenance	9
Public Administration Emp	37

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Educational Attainment (25+)

Cortland, NE	2019
Some High School	12
Graduated High School	86
Associates Degree	63
Bachelor's Degree	65
Graduate Degree	40

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	24
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	0
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	0
Manufacturing Bus	2
Wholesale Trade Bus	0

Retail Trade Bus	3
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	2
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	0
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	0
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	0
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	0
Gasoline Stations Bus	1
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	0
General Merchandise Str Bus	0
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	1
Information Bus	0

Finance & Insurance Bus	2
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	2
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	0

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	1
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	2
Legal Services Bus	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	1
Educational Services Bus	0
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	2
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	0

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	0
Accommodation Bus	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	0

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	6
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	2
Public Administration Bus	3

Source: ESRI, 2019-08-30

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