Northeast Ithaca

Population: 2,575
Median household income: $91,667
Median home value: $349,600

Located in Tompkins County, New York, Northeast Ithaca is a community with a population of 2,575. Its median household income of $91,667 runs above the Tompkins County figure of $73,012.

Between 2019 and 2023, Northeast Ithaca's population declined 8.4% from 2,811 to 2,575, while its median home value rose 34.3% from $260,400 to $349,600.

The typical home was built around 1968. 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,575
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $91,667
Median home value: $349,600
Median gross rent: $1,688
Housing units: 1,276
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 85.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,811	$67,593	$260,400	$1,415
2020	2,763	$69,286	$292,800	$1,419
2021	3,146	$77,553	$295,300	$1,487
2022	2,627	$94,306	$334,700	$1,553
2023	2,575	$91,667	$349,600	$1,688

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	3.5%
5 to 17	394	15.3%
18 to 24	236	9.2%
25 to 34	390	15.1%
35 to 44	386	15.0%
45 to 54	419	16.3%
55 to 64	251	9.7%
65 to 74	165	6.4%
75 and over	244	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,858	72.2%
Black or African American	121	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	364	14.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.4%
Two or more races	59	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	163	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate7.9%

Some college or associate's4.6%

Bachelor's degree35.9%

Graduate or professional degree49.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	1.9%
High school graduate	146	7.9%
Some college or associate's	86	4.6%
Bachelor's degree	666	35.9%
Graduate or professional degree	921	49.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone36.6%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit5.9%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home39.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	519	36.6%
Carpooled	187	13.2%
Public transit	84	5.9%
Walked	57	4.0%
Bicycle	4	0.3%
Worked from home	555	39.1%
Other means	13	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	307	35.5%
15 to 29 min	466	53.9%
30 to 44 min	62	7.2%
45 to 59 min	18	2.1%
60+ min	11	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 7.5% (192 of 2,548)

	Count	Share
Family households	748	65.0%
Nonfamily households	402	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,150	90.1%
Vacant	126	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	688	59.8%
Renter-occupied	462	40.2%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached11.8%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units6.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	731	57.3%
1-unit, attached	151	11.8%
2 to 4 units	105	8.2%
5 to 19 units	211	16.5%
20 or more units	78	6.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3651915
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4686, -76.4634