Cortland is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 7,062 people and four associated neighborhoods, Cortland is the 217th largest community in Ohio.

Also of interest is that Cortland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Cortland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Cortland is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Cortland are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.34% of adults in Cortland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cortland in 2022 was $39,693, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,772 for a family of four. However, Cortland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Cortland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cortland residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Cortland include German, Italian, English, Slovak, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Cortland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.