Tompkins County, New York

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Tompkins County, New York is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (30th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	104,537	19,852,366	334,922,499	599th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,024	$85,974	$80,734	909th of 3,221
Median Age	32.3	39.8	38.9	3112th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	58.8%	40.2%	35.7%	30th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$290,900	$423,800	$332,700	674th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,411	$1,621	$1,413	305th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.4%	14.0%	12.5%	1030th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	6.4%	5.2%	939th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	220.2	421.3	n/a	605th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.9%	22.8%	14.1%	254th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.9	n/a	n/a	167th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.1%	54.3%	65.2%	3121st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.1	32.6	26.4	2528th of 3,221
Worked from Home	20.0%	14.9%	15.1%	137th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.9%	n/a	n/a	3024th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.3%	42.5%	46.9%	2891st of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.4%	n/a	n/a	627th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Tompkins County, New York

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.7%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.6%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	10.1%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.9	65.5	61.4

Age in Tompkins County, New York

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	32.3	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	14.1%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	27.4%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Tompkins County, New York

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States
Households	43,263	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.5	2.5
Family Households	49.9%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.4%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.6%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.2%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	48.9%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Tompkins County, New York

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,808	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.5%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.0%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.9%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.4%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.8%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.9%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Tompkins County, New York

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	47,804	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.1%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.5%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.5%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.9%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.5%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,515	$6,582	n/a

Education in Tompkins County, New York

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	4.4%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	16.6%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.1%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.9%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	34.8%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Tompkins County, New York

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.4%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	51.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.6%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	11.4%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.3%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.1%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Tompkins County, New York

Statistic	Tompkins County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.9%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.5%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.5%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.6%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.0%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	16.4%	22.3%	16.7%

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