Ithaca

Population: 31,792
Median household income: $48,617
Median home value: $330,100

Located in Tompkins County, New York, Ithaca is a community with a population of 31,792. The median household income of $48,617 is below the Tompkins County median ($73,012).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ithaca's population grew 4.0% from 30,569 to 31,792, while its median home value rose 38.1% from $239,100 to $330,100.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 46.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,792
Median age: 23.6 yrs
Median household income: $48,617
Median home value: $330,100
Median gross rent: $1,441
Housing units: 15,607
Homeownership rate: 28.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,56931,792

Median household income

$34,424$48,617

Median home value

$239,100$330,100

Median gross rent

$1,203$1,441

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,569	$34,424	$239,100	$1,203
2020	30,715	$38,019	$261,900	$1,171
2021	31,819	$40,973	$282,000	$1,248
2022	31,359	$45,468	$324,300	$1,391
2023	31,792	$48,617	$330,100	$1,441

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 175.8%

18 to 2446.9%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 745.1%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	582	1.8%
5 to 17	1,854	5.8%
18 to 24	14,918	46.9%
25 to 34	4,209	13.2%
35 to 44	3,392	10.7%
45 to 54	1,725	5.4%
55 to 64	2,334	7.3%
65 to 74	1,635	5.1%
75 and over	1,143	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,968	62.8%
Black or African American	1,624	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88	0.3%
Asian	4,785	15.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.1%
Some other race	634	2.0%
Two or more races	1,738	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,935	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate8.3%

Some college or associate's16.8%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree43.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	669	4.6%
High school graduate	1,205	8.3%
Some college or associate's	2,432	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,856	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6,276	43.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone28.9%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit11.0%

Walked23.7%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home26.2%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,170	28.9%
Carpooled	893	6.2%
Public transit	1,583	11.0%
Walked	3,428	23.7%
Bicycle	258	1.8%
Worked from home	3,780	26.2%
Other means	339	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,379	41.0%
15 to 29 min	4,032	37.8%
30 to 44 min	1,578	14.8%
45 to 59 min	237	2.2%
60+ min	445	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.72
Poverty rate: 28.4% (6,821 of 24,010)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,030	29.1%
Nonfamily households	9,812	70.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,842	88.7%
Vacant	1,765	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,001	28.9%
Renter-occupied	9,841	71.1%

1-unit, detached29.1%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units22.5%

5 to 19 units20.8%

20 or more units21.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,543	29.1%
1-unit, attached	695	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3,514	22.5%
5 to 19 units	3,248	20.8%
20 or more units	3,415	21.9%
Mobile home & other	192	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3638077
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 42.4439, -76.5031