CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Ithaca

New York · 2,215 residents · 2.14 sq mi

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With 2,215 people, East Ithaca is a city in New York. This is an unusually credentialed place: 75% of adults have a four-year degree. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $114,900. The median household earns $34,348, about 14% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

75% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,215

+1%vs 2000

vs 2,192 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.9

+4%vs 2000

vs 30.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(107)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(107)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.2%(70)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.3%(74)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414.7%(326)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426.8%(594)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.3%(405)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(210)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.1%(114)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(95)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(93)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,348

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,547

−14%vs 2000

vs $23,988 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$114,900

+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $107,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$545

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $648 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.9%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.8% in 2000

48.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.5%(1,611)

Black2.7%(60)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(78)

Asian17.2%(378)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.1%(1,884)

Black4%(88)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(82)

Asian10.2%(227)

Other0.7%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.4%(123)

Asian origin

Chinese6%(116)

Japanese3.1%(59)

Korean0.6%(12)

Asian Indian0.6%(12)

Ancestry

English17.8%(342)

German16.5%(316)

Irish13.1%(252)

French6.1%(117)

Polish5.6%(107)

Italian4.2%(80)

Dutch3.9%(75)

American3.5%(67)

Arab3.1%(59)

British2.4%(46)

Egyptian2.2%(42)

Swedish2.1%(40)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian1.6%(30)

Russian1.4%(27)

Lithuanian1.4%(26)

Welsh1.1%(22)

Iranian0.9%(17)

Ukrainian0.8%(15)

Czech0.6%(11)

Danish0.4%(7)

Greek0.3%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

74.9%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

97.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

54.0%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.7 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 9.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.4%(262)

Married56.6%(397)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced6%(42)

Women 15+

Never married36.6%(367)

Married37.9%(381)

Widowed18.7%(188)

Divorced6.8%(68)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.1%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

81.3%

+16.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.9%

−17.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.8%

+14.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.5%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 86.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.8%

+21.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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