Ithaca: Population Profile

Tompkins County Residents

1980: 87,085

1990: 94,097

2000: 96,501

Percent change, 1990–2000: 2.6%

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: 535th

City Residents

1980: 28,732

1990: 29,541

2000: 29,287

2003 estimate: 30,343

Percent change, 1990–2000: -0.9%

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported

Density: 5,857.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 21,663

Black or African American: 1,965

American Indian and Alaska Native: 114

Asian: 3,998

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 16

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,555

Other: 546

Percent of residents born in state: 44% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 727

Population 5 to 9 years old: 721

Population 10 to 14 years old: 729

Population 15 to 19 years old: 5,739

Population 20 to 24 years old: 10,551

Population 25 to 34 years old: 3,703

Population 35 to 44 years old: 2,179

Population 45 to 54 years old: 2,080

Population 55 to 59 years old: 593

Population 60 to 64 years old: 429

Population 65 to 74 years old: 822

Population 75 to 84 years old: 705

Population 85 years and over: 309

Median age: 22.0 years

Births (2002, Tompkins County)

Total number: 831

Deaths (2002, Tompkins County)

Total number: 565 (of which, 3 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $13,408

Median household income: $21,441

Total households: 10,236

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 2,819

$10,000 to $14,999: 1,127

$15,000 to $24,999: 1,572

$25,000 to $34,999: 1,295

$35,000 to $49,999: 1,227

$50,000 to $74,999: 1,128

$75,000 to $99,999: 470

$100,000 to $149,999: 391

$150,000 or more: 207

Percent of families below poverty level: 13.5% (48.6% of which were female householders with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported