South Hill is a city of 6,951 people in New York. The median age is 20.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 50% were living in the same home a year earlier. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $104,211, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 20.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Hill
What changed most since 1990
White share95.2% → 50.5%(−44.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate34.8% → 12.7%(−22.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Asian share0.6% → 21.1%(+20.6 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
South Hill's population equals 6.6% of Tompkins County's. Its number of veterans equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 3.0% of the county's.
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 era8.7%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.7%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 46 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
South Hill, decade by decade
South Hill 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
5,360
$62,335
$245,287
44.0%
11.5
2000
6,003
$79,912
$219,145
47.5%
21.5
2010
6,673
$82,918
$271,171
59.5%
34.4
2020
7,245
$96,550
$293,313
58.4%
51.9
2024
6,951
$104,211
$353,800
67.8%
84.0
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.
