St. Lawrence County vs Tompkins County

A side-by-side comparison of St. Lawrence County and Tompkins County: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Lawrence County and Tompkins County are counties in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Lawrence County has the higher population (107,796 vs 102,879 in Tompkins County). Tompkins County has the higher median household income ($73,012 vs $61,900 in St. Lawrence County). Tompkins County has the higher median home value ($271,500 vs $119,800 in St. Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	St. Lawrence County	Tompkins County
Population	107,796	102,879
Median age	39.0 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,900	$73,012
Median home value	$119,800	$271,500
Median gross rent	$799	$1,374
Housing units	51,884	47,362
Homeownership rate	71.5%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	59.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Lawrence County	Tompkins County
Population	108,913 → 107,796 (-1.0%)	102,642 → 102,879 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$50,940 → $61,900 (+21.5%)	$60,240 → $73,012 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $119,800 (+28.0%)	$204,600 → $271,500 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $799 (+7.8%)	$1,164 → $1,374 (+18.0%)

St. Lawrence County

Population

108,913107,796

Median household income

$50,940$61,900

Median home value

$93,600$119,800

Median gross rent

$741$799

Tompkins County

Population

102,642102,879

Median household income

$60,240$73,012

Median home value

$204,600$271,500

Median gross rent

$1,164$1,374

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Lawrence County	Tompkins County
Under 5	4.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.0%
18 to 24	13.8%	25.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.6%
75 and over	7.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Lawrence County	Tompkins County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	75.0%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Lawrence County	Tompkins County
No high school diploma	10.9%	4.1%
High school graduate	33.8%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	34.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Lawrence County	Tompkins County
Drove alone	75.0%	53.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.3%	5.4%
Walked	6.7%	10.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.5%
Worked from home	7.1%	19.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Lawrence County	Tompkins County
1-unit, detached	71.5%	49.4%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	12.9%
20 or more units	5.1%	10.7%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	St. Lawrence County	Tompkins County
Poverty rate	17.4%	15.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1964	1974