Tompkins County, New York

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 102,879
Median household income: $73,012
Median home value: $271,500

Tompkins County, New York counts 102,879 residents. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. At $73,012, its median household income sits below New York's $84,578.

From 2019 to 2023, Tompkins County's population held roughly steady from 102,642 to 102,879, while its median household income rose 21.2% from $60,240 to $73,012.

Owners occupy 53.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 102,879
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,012
Median home value: $271,500
Median gross rent: $1,374
Housing units: 47,362
Homeownership rate: 53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	102,642	$60,240	$204,600	$1,164
2020	102,237	$61,361	$218,700	$1,144
2021	105,638	$64,260	$228,900	$1,218
2022	102,555	$69,995	$264,300	$1,320
2023	102,879	$73,012	$271,500	$1,374

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2425.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,712	3.6%
5 to 17	11,276	11.0%
18 to 24	26,377	25.6%
25 to 34	12,364	12.0%
35 to 44	11,222	10.9%
45 to 54	10,160	9.9%
55 to 64	11,274	11.0%
65 to 74	9,886	9.6%
75 and over	6,608	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	77,169	75.0%
Black or African American	3,358	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	122	0.1%
Asian	9,779	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	0.0%
Some other race	868	0.8%
Two or more races	4,869	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,683	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate16.3%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree34.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,535	4.1%
High school graduate	10,041	16.3%
Some college or associate's	12,491	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	15,474	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20,973	34.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone53.3%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit5.4%

Walked10.4%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home19.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,784	53.3%
Carpooled	4,388	9.1%
Public transit	2,604	5.4%
Walked	5,007	10.4%
Bicycle	731	1.5%
Worked from home	9,171	19.0%
Other means	674	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,433	34.3%
15 to 29 min	17,820	45.5%
30 to 44 min	5,188	13.2%
45 to 59 min	1,062	2.7%
60+ min	1,685	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 15.3% (13,547 of 88,595)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,678	50.1%
Nonfamily households	21,591	49.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,269	91.4%
Vacant	4,093	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,291	53.8%
Renter-occupied	19,978	46.2%

1-unit, detached49.4%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,396	49.4%
1-unit, attached	1,860	3.9%
2 to 4 units	7,403	15.6%
5 to 19 units	6,102	12.9%
20 or more units	5,047	10.7%
Mobile home & other	3,554	7.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 36109
State: New York
Land area: 475 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 42.4530, -76.4735