Cayuga County > Cato (town)
Population trend for Cato
04,0001990: 2,4522,45219902000: 2,7442,74420002010: 2,5372,53720102020: 2,4452,44520202023: 2,6332,6332023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Cato is a town in Cayuga County, in the Central region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Cato: Cato (Town, Cayuga County); Cato (Village, Cayuga County).

2023 Median income for Cayuga County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Cayuga County home price index (FHFA)
1979–2024: Home prices rose about 457%.

272 160 49 1979 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Cato
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Cato
Married-couple families: 471 (65.7%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 89 (12.4%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 157 (21.9%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 248 (64.8%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 135 (35.2%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Cato

Pct 5 and under 0% Pct 6 to 17 4% Pct 18 to 64 15% Pct 65 and over 13%

The overall poverty rate in Cato is 13 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 18 to 64.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Cato lived in the prior year

Same house: 2,488 (94.8%) Same county (different house): 51 (1.9%) Different NY county: 44 (1.7%) Abroad: 28 (1.1%) 2,624 current residents Same house: 2,488 (94.8%) Same house Same county (different house): 51 (1.9%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 44 (1.7%) Different NY county Abroad: 28 (1.1%) Abroad Different state: 13 (0.5%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Cato residents
42.7 44.1 44.5 47.9 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau