Cayuga Heights

Population: 4,018
Median household income: $137,132
Median home value: $523,600

Cayuga Heights is a community in Tompkins County, New York, home to 4,018 residents. The median household income of $137,132 is above the Tompkins County median ($73,012).

From 2019 to 2023, Cayuga Heights's population grew 8.9% from 3,689 to 4,018, while its median home value rose 26.8% from $413,000 to $523,600.

The typical home was built around 1963. 12.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,018
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $137,132
Median home value: $523,600
Median gross rent: $1,347
Housing units: 1,696
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6894,018

Median household income

$112,917$137,132

Median home value

$413,000$523,600

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,347

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,689	$112,917	$413,000	$1,185
2020	3,642	$96,250	$394,400	$1,082
2021	4,023	$98,563	$370,800	$1,131
2022	4,044	$121,202	$389,500	$1,210
2023	4,018	$137,132	$523,600	$1,347

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2426.8%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 446.5%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 643.3%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over21.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	0.6%
5 to 17	392	9.8%
18 to 24	1,075	26.8%
25 to 34	374	9.3%
35 to 44	260	6.5%
45 to 54	301	7.5%
55 to 64	131	3.3%
65 to 74	592	14.7%
75 and over	868	21.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,501	62.2%
Black or African American	104	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	829	20.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	58	1.4%
Two or more races	139	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	387	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate8.1%

Some college or associate's9.6%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree60.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	1.9%
High school graduate	204	8.1%
Some college or associate's	242	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	515	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,518	60.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone28.9%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit15.7%

Walked12.9%

Bicycle5.2%

Worked from home20.6%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	414	28.9%
Carpooled	205	14.3%
Public transit	225	15.7%
Walked	185	12.9%
Bicycle	75	5.2%
Worked from home	296	20.6%
Other means	34	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	708	62.2%
15 to 29 min	401	35.2%
30 to 44 min	17	1.5%
45 to 59 min	12	1.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 12.1% (369 of 3,059)

	Count	Share
Family households	854	55.6%
Nonfamily households	681	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,535	90.5%
Vacant	161	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	919	59.9%
Renter-occupied	616	40.1%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units17.0%

20 or more units11.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	895	52.8%
1-unit, attached	93	5.5%
2 to 4 units	220	13.0%
5 to 19 units	289	17.0%
20 or more units	199	11.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3613079
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4677, -76.4884