2024 population: 105,602 ( 132 from 2020)
Land area: 474.6 square miles
Population density: 222.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	78,736	74.56%	2.2%
Black:	4,372	4.14%	4.0%
Indian:	301	0.29%	0.3%
Asian:	11,714	11.09%	12.2%
2+ races:	3,435	3.25%	4.9%
Hispanic:	7,044	6.67%	0.0%

Total non-White:	26,866	25.44%	6.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,776	6.6
Deaths:	3,086	7.3
Net Migration:	-1,945	-4.6
Net Immigration:	3,858	9.1

Change in White population:	-1,739	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,607	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
105,734
80,475	76.11%
4,203	3.98%
302	0.29%
10,438	9.87%
3,275	3.10%
7,041	6.66%
25,259	23.89%

2010
101,564
81,490	80.24%
3,773	3.71%
270	0.27%
8,720	8.59%
2,816	2.77%
4,264	4.20%
20,074	19.76%

2000
96,501
80,916	83.85%
3,307	3.43%
244	0.25%
6,942	7.19%
1,900	1.97%
2,968	3.08%
15,585	16.15%

1990
94,097
83,853	89.11%
3,020	3.21%
171	0.18%
5,212	5.54%
n/a
1,841	1.96%
10,244	10.89%

1980
87,085
80,704	92.67%
2,550	2.93%
104	0.12%
2,167	2.49%
n/a
1,438	1.65%
6,381	7.33%

1970
76,879
73,753	95.93%
1,849	2.41%
51	0.07%
785	1.02%
n/a
84	0.11%
3,126	4.07%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
7,735	7.6
6,229	6.1
-7,667	-7.5
6,686	6.6

-1,015	-1.0
5,185	5.1

Number	Rate
2000's
8,394	8.7
5,464	5.7
-2,211	-2.3
5,197	5.4

574	0.6
4,489	4.7

Number	Rate
1990's
9,732	10.3
5,716	6.1
-2,945	-3.1
2,900	3.1

-2,937	-3.1
5,341	5.7

Number	Rate
1980's
11,078	12.7
5,580	6.4
1,451	1.7
n/a

3,149	3.6
3,863	4.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,914	5.1
n/a

6,951	9.0
3,255	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Ithaca, NY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.6
14,870	14.1%
90,732	85.9%
16,079	15.2%

42,984
2.06

21,506	50.0%
16,958	78.9%
2,227	10.4%
21,478	50.0%

2010
Number	Percent
29.8
16,659	16.4%
84,905	83.6%
10,929	10.8%

38,967
2.27

20,042	51.4%
15,283	76.3%
2,148	10.7%
18,925	48.6%

2000
Number	Percent
28.7
18,395	19.1%
78,106	80.9%
9,247	9.6%

36,464
2.32

19,259	52.8%
15,266	79.3%
2,076	10.8%
17,205	47.2%

1990
Number	Percent
27.3
18,135	19.3%
75,962	80.7%
8,417	8.9%

33,341
2.47

19,146	57.4%
15,761	82.3%
1,671	8.7%
14,195	42.6%

1980
Number	Percent
25.2
18,644	21.4%
68,441	78.6%
7,262	8.3%

29,522
2.55

18,174	61.6%
15,459	85.1%
1,425	7.8%
11,348	38.4%

2022 Housing Data for Ithaca, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,750	8.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,482	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,249	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,442	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,945	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,296	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,452	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,497	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,031	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,685	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,022	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,069	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,111	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,812	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,643	8.5%
$200,000 or more	4,498	10.5%

Median Household Income	69,995
Per Capita Income	40,781

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	117

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,426	3.3%
Public Assistance	1,103	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,901	9.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	43,732	63.5%
Unemployed	2,127	3.1%
In Armed Forces	56	0.1%

Total Labor Force	45,915	66.7%
Not in Labor Force	22,959	33.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	12,302	10,229	54.6%
Non-Profit	6,262	7,776	44.6%
Self-Employed	2,567	2,125	54.7%

Local Government	1,406	2,295	38.0%
State Government	1,835	1,944	48.6%
Federal Government	398	187	68.0%

Total Private + Self	14,869	12,354	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,901	12,202	44.8%
Total	24,770	24,556	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,429	15.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,745	15.7%
Professional, Technical	21,393	43.3%
Service Occupations	7,364	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	308	0.6%
All others	5,484	11.1%

White Collar		74.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	18,261	37.0%
Health care and social assistance	4,851	9.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,420	8.9%
Retail trade	4,005	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	3,367	6.8%
Manufacturing	3,018	6.1%
Other services	1,964	4.0%
Construction	1,276	2.6%
Public administration	1,264	2.6%
Finance and insurance	1,044	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,009	2.0%
Information	936	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	889	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	829	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	762	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	749	1.5%
Wholesale trade	300	0.6%
Utilities	206	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	198	0.4%
Management	67	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	993	0.97%
Puerto Rican	1,241	1.21%
Cuban	356	0.35%
Dominican	425	0.41%

Total Central American	410	0.40%
Costa Rican	88	0.09%
Guatemalan	171	0.17%
Honduran	64	0.06%
Nicaraguan	4	0.00%
Panamanian	10	0.01%
Salvadoran	73	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	657	0.64%
Argentinean	58	0.06%
Bolivian	51	0.05%
Chilean	22	0.02%
Colombian	131	0.13%
Ecuadorian	182	0.18%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	162	0.16%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	40	0.04%
Other South American	11	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,439	1.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	4,636	4.52%
Indian	1,688	1.65%
Korean	732	0.71%
Japanese	265	0.26%
Burmese	209	0.20%
Cambodian	191	0.19%
Taiwanese	167	0.16%
Bangladeshi	156	0.15%
Filipino	151	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	83,002	84.0%
Chinese	3,923	4.0%
Other Indo-European	2,697	2.7%
Spanish	2,649	2.7%
Other Asian	2,046	2.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,023	1.0%
Other	823	0.8%
German, other Germanic	780	0.8%
Korean	765	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	13,274	12.9%
English	13,059	12.7%
Irish	12,508	12.2%
Italian	7,667	7.5%
American	5,097	5.0%
Polish	3,739	3.6%
French	2,543	2.5%
Dutch	2,502	2.4%
European	2,362	2.3%
Scottish	1,935	1.9%
Russian	1,826	1.8%
Welsh	1,550	1.5%
Swedish	1,137	1.1%
British	1,097	1.1%
Hungarian	1,091	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	94,451	92.1%
Not a citizen	8,104	7.9%

Native	89,259	87.0%
Foreign-born	13,296	13.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,046	1.7%	1,598	2.6%	10,421	17.0%	12,934	21.1%	15,045	24.6%	20,112	32.9%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,046	1.7%
9-12 Years	1,598	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	10,421	17.0%
Some College	12,934	21.1%
Bach. Degree	15,045	24.6%
Grad Degree	20,112	32.9%
Average years of education: 15.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	98,076	94,418	3,658	3.7%
1991	96,814	92,656	4,158	4.3%
1992	96,348	91,774	4,574	4.7%
1993	97,546	93,550	3,996	4.1%
1994	97,814	94,110	3,704	3.8%
1995	98,170	94,732	3,438	3.5%
1996	98,894	95,892	3,002	3.0%
1997	100,658	97,492	3,166	3.1%
1998	101,002	98,052	2,950	2.9%
1999	104,258	101,386	2,872	2.8%

2000	101,332	98,036	3,296	3.3%
2001	102,524	99,064	3,460	3.4%
2002	105,146	100,814	4,332	4.1%
2003	106,482	102,234	4,248	4.0%
2004	107,744	103,344	4,400	4.1%
2005	109,134	105,228	3,906	3.6%
2006	110,790	107,022	3,768	3.4%
2007	110,510	106,846	3,664	3.3%
2008	111,600	107,034	4,566	4.1%
2009	113,336	106,582	6,754	6.0%

2010	109,596	102,710	6,886	6.3%
2011	108,518	101,896	6,622	6.1%
2012	109,952	103,116	6,836	6.2%
2013	111,660	105,696	5,964	5.3%
2014	109,356	104,524	4,832	4.4%
2015	100,672	96,214	4,458	4.4%
2016	100,754	96,490	4,264	4.2%
2017	99,720	95,414	4,306	4.3%
2018	99,900	96,296	3,604	3.6%
2019	98,244	94,816	3,428	3.5%

2020	95,858	89,934	5,924	6.2%
2021	99,566	95,816	3,750	3.8%
2022	100,154	97,374	2,780	2.8%
2023	98,688	95,602	3,086	3.1%
2024	96,688	93,504	3,184	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	46,728
Median Value	$264,300

Occupied	42,984	92.0%
Vacant	3,744	8.0%

Owned	23,328	54.3%
Rented	19,656	45.7%
Median Rent	$1,320

Single-Family Units	25,367	54.3%
Detached	23,817	51.0%
Attached	1,550	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,380	22.2%
Mobile Homes	3,607	7.7%

Ithaca, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ithaca, NY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Ithaca, NY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ithaca, NY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ithaca, NY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ithaca, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Ithaca, NY Metro Area