With 1,918 people, East Ithaca is a city in New York. This is an unusually credentialed place: 74% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 35% ahead of the New York median. The median age is 43.6, about 5 years above the US median. People stay put here: 76% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $116,410, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
74% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Ithaca
What changed most since 1990
Population2,215 → 1,918(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age31.9 → 43.6(+11.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$275,768 → $332,700(+21%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.6%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15.1%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II13.4%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 119 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Ithaca, decade by decade
East Ithaca population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,215
$82,438
$275,768
74.9%
39.1
2000
2,192
$68,312
$196,010
82.0%
53.4
2010
2,231
$84,073
$252,469
74.6%
64.8
2020
3,175
$106,811
$277,921
63.8%
72.7
2024
1,918
$116,410
$332,700
74.3%
44.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
