Northeast Ithaca vs South Hill

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

Northeast 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 2,575 in Northeast Ithaca). South Hill has the higher median household income ($112,437 vs $91,667 in Northeast Ithaca). Northeast Ithaca has the higher median home value ($349,600 vs $335,100 in South Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Northeast Ithaca	South Hill
Population	2,575	6,805
Median age	40.2 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$91,667	$112,437
Median home value	$349,600	$335,100
Median gross rent	$1,688	$1,647
Housing units	1,276	1,286
Homeownership rate	59.8%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.6%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northeast Ithaca	South Hill
Population	2,811 → 2,575 (-8.4%)	6,551 → 6,805 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$67,593 → $91,667 (+35.6%)	$61,875 → $112,437 (+81.7%)
Median home value	$260,400 → $349,600 (+34.3%)	$229,900 → $335,100 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $1,688 (+19.3%)	$1,332 → $1,647 (+23.6%)

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

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)

	Northeast Ithaca	South Hill
Under 5	3.5%	1.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	6.3%
18 to 24	9.2%	66.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	4.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	16.3%	4.3%
55 to 64	9.7%	5.8%
65 to 74	6.4%	2.1%
75 and over	9.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northeast Ithaca	South Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	61.7%
Black or African American	4.7%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	14.1%	16.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northeast Ithaca	South Hill
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.0%
High school graduate	7.9%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	4.6%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	49.6%	37.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northeast Ithaca	South Hill
Drove alone	36.6%	50.2%
Carpooled	13.2%	4.5%
Public transit	5.9%	2.7%
Walked	4.0%	20.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	39.1%	19.4%
Other means	0.9%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northeast Ithaca	South Hill
1-unit, detached	57.3%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	11.8%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	2.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northeast Ithaca	South Hill
Poverty rate	7.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1968	1985