East Ithaca vs South Hill

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

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

South Hill has the higher population (6,805 vs 2,372 in East Ithaca). South Hill has the higher median household income ($112,437 vs $108,839 in East Ithaca). South Hill has the higher median home value ($335,100 vs $320,900 in East Ithaca).

Population, income & housing

	East Ithaca	South Hill
Population	2,372	6,805
Median age	40.2 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$108,839	$112,437
Median home value	$320,900	$335,100
Median gross rent	$1,657	$1,647
Housing units	1,314	1,286
Homeownership rate	55.1%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Ithaca	South Hill
Population	1,886 → 2,372 (+25.8%)	6,551 → 6,805 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$60,519 → $108,839 (+79.8%)	$61,875 → $112,437 (+81.7%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $320,900 (+32.1%)	$229,900 → $335,100 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,657 (+45.9%)	$1,332 → $1,647 (+23.6%)

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

South Hill

Population

6,5516,805

Median household income

$61,875$112,437

Median home value

$229,900$335,100

Median gross rent

$1,332$1,647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Ithaca	South Hill
Under 5	4.9%	1.0%
5 to 17	8.1%	6.3%
18 to 24	15.8%	66.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	4.1%
35 to 44	13.4%	5.6%
45 to 54	6.8%	4.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	5.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	2.1%
75 and over	12.9%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Ithaca	South Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	61.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	16.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Ithaca	South Hill
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.0%
High school graduate	9.9%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	42.7%	37.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Ithaca	South Hill
Drove alone	65.4%	50.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.5%
Public transit	2.5%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	20.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	21.4%	19.4%
Other means	3.3%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Ithaca	South Hill
1-unit, detached	37.8%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	2.3%
20 or more units	16.1%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Ithaca	South Hill
Poverty rate	7.7%	14.7%
Average household size	1.95	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1978	1985