East Ithaca vs Northeast Ithaca

A side-by-side comparison of East Ithaca and Northeast Ithaca: population, income, housing, and more.

East Ithaca and Northeast Ithaca are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northeast Ithaca has the higher population (2,575 vs 2,372 in East Ithaca). East Ithaca has the higher median household income ($108,839 vs $91,667 in Northeast Ithaca). Northeast Ithaca has the higher median home value ($349,600 vs $320,900 in East Ithaca).

Population, income & housing

	East Ithaca	Northeast Ithaca
Population	2,372	2,575
Median age	40.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$108,839	$91,667
Median home value	$320,900	$349,600
Median gross rent	$1,657	$1,688
Housing units	1,314	1,276
Homeownership rate	55.1%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	85.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Ithaca	Northeast Ithaca
Population	1,886 → 2,372 (+25.8%)	2,811 → 2,575 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$60,519 → $108,839 (+79.8%)	$67,593 → $91,667 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $320,900 (+32.1%)	$260,400 → $349,600 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,657 (+45.9%)	$1,415 → $1,688 (+19.3%)

East Ithaca

Population

1,8862,372

Median household income

$60,519$108,839

Median home value

$242,900$320,900

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,657

Northeast Ithaca

Population

2,8112,575

Median household income

$67,593$91,667

Median home value

$260,400$349,600

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Ithaca	Northeast Ithaca
Under 5	4.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	8.1%	15.3%
18 to 24	15.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	6.8%	16.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	9.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	6.4%
75 and over	12.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Ithaca	Northeast Ithaca
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	72.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Ithaca	Northeast Ithaca
No high school diploma	1.7%	1.9%
High school graduate	9.9%	7.9%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	4.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	42.7%	49.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Ithaca	Northeast Ithaca
Drove alone	65.4%	36.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	13.2%
Public transit	2.5%	5.9%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	21.4%	39.1%
Other means	3.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Ithaca	Northeast Ithaca
1-unit, detached	37.8%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	16.5%
20 or more units	16.1%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Ithaca	Northeast Ithaca
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.5%
Average household size	1.95	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	15
Median year structure built	1978	1968