ZIP Code 13053

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Tompkins County, New York.

Population: 4,756
Median household income: $71,950
Median home value: $229,200

ZIP Code 13053 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Tompkins County, New York, home to about 4,756 residents. The median household income of $71,950 is in line with the Tompkins County median ($73,012).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 13053's population declined 5.0% from 5,006 to 4,756, while its median gross rent rose 21.8% from $757 to $922.

71.8% of workers drive to work alone. 59.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,756
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $71,950
Median home value: $229,200
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 2,099
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0064,756

Median household income

$64,831$71,950

Median home value

$180,300$229,200

Median gross rent

$757$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,006	$64,831	$180,300	$757
2020	4,861	$65,333	$184,800	$910
2021	5,033	$72,188	$188,600	$921
2022	4,717	$81,429	$213,900	$900
2023	4,756	$71,950	$229,200	$922

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 2416.5%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	302	6.3%
5 to 17	490	10.3%
18 to 24	784	16.5%
25 to 34	475	10.0%
35 to 44	489	10.3%
45 to 54	575	12.1%
55 to 64	710	14.9%
65 to 74	677	14.2%
75 and over	254	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,087	85.9%
Black or African American	80	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	187	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.7%
Two or more races	165	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	205	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree20.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	5.2%
High school graduate	696	21.9%
Some college or associate's	928	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	752	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	640	20.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone71.8%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,540	71.8%
Carpooled	179	8.3%
Public transit	15	0.7%
Walked	99	4.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	292	13.6%
Other means	21	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	502	27.1%
15 to 29 min	912	49.2%
30 to 44 min	300	16.2%
45 to 59 min	43	2.3%
60+ min	97	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 21.2% (899 of 4,239)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,279	65.0%
Nonfamily households	688	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,967	93.7%
Vacant	132	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,348	68.5%
Renter-occupied	619	31.5%

1-unit, detached59.9%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,258	59.9%
1-unit, attached	20	1.0%
2 to 4 units	330	15.7%
5 to 19 units	121	5.8%
20 or more units	119	5.7%
Mobile home & other	251	12.0%

ZIP Code 13053

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