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New York·Tompkins County
10 tracts·17K people·$343K median·3,175/mi²
White 63 · Asian 17 · Hispanic 9 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2
Living alone 45 · Other 33 · Married couple 23
Professional 22 · Health 20 · Public admin 19 · Leisure 15 · Retail 13 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 8
Management · business · science · arts 62 · Service 17 · Sales · office 15 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 30 · Walk 28 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 13 · Transit 10 · Bike 3
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ithaca is $342,700 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Ithaca has 32,814 residents across 6 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 23.3; the population is 62.6% White, 16.5% Asian, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Black, 4.3% Multiracial and 2.4% Other; the average household has 1.7 people; 67.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 30.4% (Census ACS).
SOUTH HILL SCHOOL (56%), BELLE SHERMAN SCHOOL (51%) and FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (42%) lead the elementary schools; ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (84%), NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL (77%) and LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (45%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,447/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ithaca is $48,784 a year, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Ithaca, median rent is $1,447/month and the median home value is $342,700 (Census ACS).
Ithaca reported 1.5 violent crimes and 36.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 37 inches; snowfall averages 63 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ithaca are inland flooding (99), ice storm (62) and strong wind (50), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ithaca, 28.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).