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)