Facts, Stats & Trends

FACT SHEET

TOTAL CAYUGA COUNTY POPULATION: 77,016
AUBURN POPULATION:  28,285 (37%)
UNCOUNTED POPULATION: 33,959 (44%)

SOUTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY
including Cayuga, Genoa, Aurora, Union Springs, Moravia, Locke

Total populations Children under 5 Total employed % employed Both parents employed Child under 6 % parents possibly needing child care	7,480 (10% total population) 398 3,714 50% 340 497 9%

NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY
including Port Byron, Fair Haven, Meridian, Cato, Weedsport

Total populations Children under 5 Total employed % employed Both parents employed Child under 6 % parents possibly needing child care	7,292 (9% total population) 429 3,461 47% 333 478 10%

POPULATIONS OTHER THAN ABOVE:

Total populations Children under 5 Total employed % employed Both parents employed Child under 6 % parents possibly needing child care	33,959 (44%) 1,926 16,026 47% 1,451 2,145 9%

 

TOTAL SENECA COUNTY POPULATION:  33,342
SENECA FALLS/WATERLOO POPULATION: 11,972 (36%)
UNCOUNTED POPULATION: 14,345 (43%)

SOUTHERN SENECA COUNTY
including Ovid, Lodi, Interlaken, Covert, Romulus

Total populations Children under 5 Total employed % employed Both parents employed Child under 6 % parents possibly needing child care	7,025 370 2,360 34% 287 464 12%

POPULATIONS OTHER THAN ABOVE:

Total populations Children under 5 Total employed % employed Both parents employed Child under 6 % parents possibly needing child care	14,345 (43%) 799 6,320 44% 638 972 15%

Other Facts:

In New York State in 2004, the primary setting in which children birth to 2 years received subsidized care was family home care (46 percent); 28 percent of children 2 and under received subsidized care in day care centers, 20 percent in relative care, and just 6 percent in the child’s home.

In New York State in 2004, the primary setting in which children 3 to 5 years received subsidized care was day care centers (53 percent) followed by family home care (28 percent), relative care (14 percent), and 5 percent of children received subsidized care within their own home.

Source:  NYS Early Childhood Data Report: The Health and Well-Being
of New York’s Youngest Children