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Tompkins County

New York · 104,047 residents (2025 est.) · 475 sq mi
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Tompkins County is a county of 104,537 people in New York. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The median age is 32.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Few US counties rank higher on income. 72% were living in the same home a year earlier. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
59% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
104,537
+8%since 2000
from 96,501 in 2000
104,047 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
220 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 212 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
32.3
+13%since 2000
from 28.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
475 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
93K96K100K103K107K19902000201020202024Tompkins County
2024105K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.4%(3,590)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94%(4,207)
US avg: 6%
10 to 143.9%(4,104)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 1914.7%(15,357)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2415.4%(16,084)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.4%(11,925)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.9%(11,364)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.5%(9,914)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.5%(10,998)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(10,100)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(5,211)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(1,683)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$74,024
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,272 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,808
+113%since 2000
from $19,659 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.6%
+19.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.4%
−1.3 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.483
+3%since 2010
from 0.468 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services3.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade2.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance2.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration2%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing0.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$290,900
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $96,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,411
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $611 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
54.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 53.7% in 2000
45.9% rent
Vacancy rate
9.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.06 people
−12%since 2009
from 2.33 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.5%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 23.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 55.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
+18%since 2009
from 3.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
65
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.8%(80,916)
Black3.4%(3,307)
Hispanic / Latino3.1%(2,968)
Asian7.2%(6,909)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic73.7%(77,012)
Black3.6%(3,804)
Hispanic / Latino6.6%(6,886)
Asian10.1%(10,602)
Other6%(6,233)
Diversity Score
55
+32%since 2009
from 42 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
34
+2%since 2020
from 33 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican1.3%(1,401)
Mexican1.3%(1,321)
Dominican0.5%(531)
Guatemalan0.4%(433)
Cuban0.4%(408)
Ecuadorian0.3%(329)
Peruvian0.2%(171)
Argentine0.2%(160)
Chilean0.1%(146)
Spaniard0.1%(140)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(120)
Costa Rican0.1%(114)
Colombian0.1%(110)
Bolivian0%(20)
Honduran0%(17)
Asian origin
Chinese4%(4,183)
Asian Indian2.4%(2,533)
Korean0.6%(596)
Bangladeshi0.3%(292)
Japanese0.2%(194)
Pakistani0.2%(185)
Burmese0.2%(170)
Cambodian0.1%(95)
Sri Lankan0.1%(75)
Taiwanese0.1%(70)
Vietnamese0.1%(62)
Filipino0.1%(58)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(34)
Nepalese0%(31)
Thai0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(35)
Samoan0%(6)
Ancestry
English13.6%(14,224)
Irish12.6%(13,161)
German12.2%(12,788)
Italian7.4%(7,711)
American3.6%(3,810)
Polish3.3%(3,450)
Dutch2.5%(2,586)
French2.3%(2,364)
Scottish2.1%(2,186)
Russian1.8%(1,858)
Welsh1.3%(1,360)
Ukrainian1.1%(1,138)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.1%(1,106)
Hungarian1%(1,071)
Norwegian0.9%(933)
Arab0.8%(863)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(828)
Canadian0.7%(682)
Greek0.6%(628)
British0.6%(584)
Czech0.4%(436)
Croatian0.4%(432)
Swiss0.4%(429)
Finnish0.4%(381)
Lithuanian0.3%(311)
West Indian0.3%(310)
Turkish0.3%(306)
Austrian0.3%(281)
Portuguese0.3%(275)
Danish0.2%(244)
Belgian0.2%(236)
Lebanese0.2%(211)
Bulgarian0.2%(186)
Brazilian0.2%(184)
Jamaican0.2%(165)
Romanian0.2%(159)
Syrian0.2%(158)
Slovak0.1%(139)
Ghanaian0.1%(136)
Egyptian0.1%(111)
Australian0.1%(97)
Haitian0.1%(97)
Guyanese0.1%(92)
Latvian0.1%(91)
Kenyan0.1%(89)
Ethiopian0.1%(79)
Iranian0.1%(70)
Nigerian0.1%(55)
Palestinian0.1%(53)
Israeli0%(45)
Slovene0%(40)
Armenian0%(39)
Moroccan0%(21)
Serbian0%(15)
Somali0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
58.8%
+11.3 ptssince 2000
from 47.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 91.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
34.8%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 26.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.1 min
+77%since 2000
from 11.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
51.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 56.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.0%
+13.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
11.4%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 16.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
14.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 5.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.4%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 61.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.0%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 71.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
24.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 23.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
58.1%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
51.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
12.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.6%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 9.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2013
from 6.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.6%
+7.7 ptssince 2017
from 82.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 95.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
72.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2016
from 86.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2016
from 2.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married52.3%(23,400)
Married40.1%(17,931)
Widowed1.4%(635)
Divorced6.2%(2,789)
Women 15+
Never married45.7%(21,889)
Married39.3%(18,794)
Widowed6.3%(2,994)
Divorced8.8%(4,204)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2013
from 6.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 63.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.5%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.8%
−3.8 ptssince 2020
from 79.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.0%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 29.8% 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)15%(489)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(407)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.4%(1,155)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(88)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(51)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,260 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Tompkins County, New York?

Tompkins County, New York has about 104,537 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tompkins County, New York?

The typical household in Tompkins County, New York earns about $74,024 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tompkins County, New York expensive?

In Tompkins County, New York, the median home is worth about $290,900, and the typical rent is about $1,411 a month.

How educated are people in Tompkins County, New York?

About 58.8% of adults age 25 and over in Tompkins County, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tompkins County, New York?

About 16.4% of people in Tompkins County, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tompkins County, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Tompkins County, New York has grown since 1990. The population has added about 10,440 residents, a change of about 11 percent over that period.

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