Tompkins County > Ithaca (town)
Population trend for Ithaca
025,0001990: 17,79717,79719902000: 18,19818,19820002010: 19,93019,93020102020: 22,28322,28320202023: 20,25420,2542023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Ithaca is a town in Tompkins County, in the Southern Tier region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Ithaca: Ithaca (Town, Tompkins County); Ithaca (City, Tompkins County).

2023 Median income for Tompkins County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Tompkins County home price index (FHFA)
1976–2024: Home prices rose about 774%.

299 167 34 1976 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Ithaca
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Ithaca
Married-couple families: 3,208 (81.2%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 148 (3.7%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 594 (15.0%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 2,350 (72.8%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 879 (27.2%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Ithaca

Pct 5 and under 11% Pct 6 to 17 6% Pct 18 to 64 14% Pct 65 and over 4%

The overall poverty rate in Ithaca is 10 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 18 to 64.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Ithaca lived in the prior year

Same house: 13,841 (68.6%) Same county (different house): 1,434 (7.1%) Different NY county: 1,888 (9.4%) Different state: 2,509 (12.4%) Abroad: 492 (2.4%) 20,164 current residents Same house: 13,841 (68.6%) Same house Different state: 2,509 (12.4%) Different state Different NY county: 1,888 (9.4%) Different NY county Same county (different house): 1,434 (7.1%) Same county (different house) Abroad: 492 (2.4%) Abroad
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Ithaca residents
25.1 27.2 29.3 30.3 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau