Moving to Cato, New York
Population: 2,744. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,764 (+0.7% change)
Males: 1,377 (50.2%), Females: 1,367 (49.8%)
Cayuga County
Zip code: 13033
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $43,281
Median house value: $82,200
Population by Race
Races in Cato:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (16.8%), English (16.4%), Irish (15.9%), United States (13.5%), Italian (8.1%), French (5.5%).
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cato
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cato town
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 5.9%
1.2% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cato:
- ALBERT LINDLEY LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; FULTON, NY)
- AUBURN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; AUBURN, NY)
- OSWEGO HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OSWEGO, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cato:
- SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (about 34 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Abbreviation: SYR)
- ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 48 miles; ITHACA, NY; Abbreviation: ITH)
- WATERTOWN INTERNATIONAL (about 68 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Abbreviation: ART)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cato:
- WHITFORDS (about 8 miles; WEEDSPORT, NY; Abbreviation: B16)
- OSWEGO COUNTY (about 19 miles; FULTON, NY; Abbreviation: FZY)
- SKANEATELES AERO DROME (about 21 miles; SKANEATELES, NY; Abbreviation: 6B9)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cato:
- SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 21 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
- ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,132)
- SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,859)
- LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,517)
- SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 48 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
- ITHACA COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 50 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 12,036)
Schools
Public high school in Cato:
- CATO-MERIDIAN SHS (Students: 413; Location: 2851 N Y S RT 370; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cato:
- CATO-MERIDIAN ES (Students: 440; Location: 2851 N Y S RT 370; Grades: PK – 04)
- CATO-MERIDIAN MS (Students: 414; Location: 2851 N Y S RT 370; Grades: 05 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Cato:
- STEWART B. LANG MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $77,330; Location: 2577 EAST MAIN STREET; 11,334 books; 182 audio materials; 458 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)