Ithaca, NY Demographic Data
Ithaca, NY Summary
Ithaca is located in Tompkins County in New York
- Population: 30,160
- Area: 6.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.39 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.68 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,967.06 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 390.42 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ithaca, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
15,188
50%
50.8
Male
15,437
50%
49.2
Total Population
30,625
323,128,000
Ithaca, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
760
2.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
868
2.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
616
2.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
6,035
19.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,513
37.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,902
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,994
6.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,493
4.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
896
2.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
849
2.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
869
2.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
525
1.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
305
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,955
91.3%
77.2
Female
13,966
50.0%
51.3
Male
13,989
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,302
59.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,201
7.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,699
5.5%
15.2
Female
1,022
60.2%
55.8
Male
677
39.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
22
0.0%
0.0
Ithaca, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
29,074
94.9%
96.8
White
21,331
69.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2,208
7.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
88
0.3%
0.8
Asian
4,942
16.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
867
2.8%
1.2
Chinese
2,383
7.8%
1.3
Filipino
45
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
75
0.2%
0.2
Korean
983
3.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
66
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
523
1.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
505
1.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,551
5.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,177
7.1%
17.8
Mexican
238
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
562
1.8%
1.7
Cuban
143
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,234
4.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
28,448
92.9%
82.2
Ithaca, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
252
2.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
425
3.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,460
13.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,253
11.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
666
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,676
24.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,101
37.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
677
6.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,156
93.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,777
62.6%
31.2
Ithaca, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
21,868
77.1%
33.7%
Now Married
4,525
15.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,242
4.4%
11.0%
Separated
361
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
385
1.4
5.8%
Ithaca, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
24,191
81.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
5,674
19.0%
21.6%
Spanish
964
3.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,337
4.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,132
10.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
241
0.8%
1.1%
Ithaca, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,336
24.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
908
9.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
916
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
971
10.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
837
8.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,246
13.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
855
9.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
710
7.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
353
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
290
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
30,291
57,617
Per capita income
17,371
31,128
Ithaca, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
63
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,591
13.3%
9.8
Construction
215
1.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,966
49.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
301
2.5%
6.6
Information
156
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
238
2.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
427
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,230
10.3%
11.4
Public administration
216
1.8%
4.6
Retail trade
1,330
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
205
1.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
38
0.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
405
3.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,732
56.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
540
4.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,376
19.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,923
16.1%
18.1%
Ithaca, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,633
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,917
33.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
734
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,469
12.6%
5.1
Walked
4,400
37.8%
2.7
Other means
346
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
767
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.6
26.6
Ithaca, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,137
33.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,079
43.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,613
17.1%
37.1
3 or more
593
6.3%
21.0
Ithaca, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,422
90.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,437
25.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,985
74.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
976
9.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Ithaca, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,398
1 room
1,192
11.5%
2.4
2 rooms
797
7.7%
2.7
3 rooms
1,548
14.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,763
17.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,488
14.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,204
11.6%
17.8
7 rooms
824
7.9%
12.0
8 rooms
592
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
990
9.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
Ithaca, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,398
1-unit, detached
2,756
26.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
293
2.8%
5.9
2-units
1,408
13.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,354
13.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,673
16.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
552
5.3%
4.4
20 or more units
2,215
21.3%
9.0
Mobile home
147
1.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ithaca, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,251
50.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
261
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
633
6.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
720
6.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,315
12.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
682
6.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
751
7.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
581
5.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
176
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
28
0.3%
1.4%
Ithaca, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,778
71.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
212
2.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,976
21.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
147
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
16
0.2%
0.1
Wood
119
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
65
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
109
1.2%
1.1
Ithaca, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,625
47295100.0
Less than $500
10
0.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
96
5.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
130
8.0%
7.0%
$500 to $999
158
9.7%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
240
14.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
441
27.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
550
33.8%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
762
47.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
321
20.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
76
4.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
115
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
333
20.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Ithaca, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,931
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
140
2.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
233
3.4%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
344
5.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
536
7.7%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
675
9.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,250
32.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,753
39.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
54
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,029
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
402
6.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
511
8.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
522
8.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
480
7.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
478
7.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,771
61.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
821
0.0%
0.0%
Ithaca, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,437
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
107
4.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
138
5.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
324
13.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
456
18.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
848
34.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
506
20.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
58
2.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
219,100
205,000
