East Ithaca vs Trumansburg

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

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

East Ithaca has the higher population (2,372 vs 1,552 in Trumansburg). East Ithaca has the higher median household income ($108,839 vs $71,316 in Trumansburg). East Ithaca has the higher median home value ($320,900 vs $271,300 in Trumansburg).

Population, income & housing

	East Ithaca	Trumansburg
Population	2,372	1,552
Median age	40.2 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$108,839	$71,316
Median home value	$320,900	$271,300
Median gross rent	$1,657	$951
Housing units	1,314	889
Homeownership rate	55.1%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Ithaca	Trumansburg
Population	1,886 → 2,372 (+25.8%)	1,661 → 1,552 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$60,519 → $108,839 (+79.8%)	$57,778 → $71,316 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$242,900 → $320,900 (+32.1%)	$217,700 → $271,300 (+24.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,657 (+45.9%)	$1,009 → $951 (-5.7%)

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

Trumansburg

Population

1,6611,552

Median household income

$57,778$71,316

Median home value

$217,700$271,300

Median gross rent

$1,009$951

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Ithaca	Trumansburg
Under 5	4.9%	3.1%
5 to 17	8.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	15.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	8.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	8.3%
45 to 54	6.8%	18.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	16.1%
75 and over	12.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Ithaca	Trumansburg
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Ithaca	Trumansburg
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.8%
High school graduate	9.9%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	42.7%	23.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Ithaca	Trumansburg
Drove alone	65.4%	57.4%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.0%
Public transit	2.5%	4.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.4%	18.9%
Other means	3.3%	7.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Ithaca	Trumansburg
1-unit, detached	37.8%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	4.6%
20 or more units	16.1%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	East Ithaca	Trumansburg
Poverty rate	7.7%	8.4%
Average household size	1.95	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1978	1952