COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tompkins County

New York · 94,097 residents · 475 sq mi

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Tompkins County is a county of 94,097 people in New York. 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. The median age is 27.3, younger than the US median of 33.0. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. 18.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the New York median by roughly 16%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

94,097

−2%vs 2000

vs 96,501 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 28.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

475 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024105K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(5,262)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(5,404)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(4,751)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912.2%(11,514)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2417.5%(16,499)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(15,823)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(13,031)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(7,640)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(5,756)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(4,695)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(2,817)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(905)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,742

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,272 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,171

−33%vs 2000

vs $19,659 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.9%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$94,700

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$489

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $611 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.3%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.7% in 2000

44.7% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.4%(85,085)

Black3.3%(3,135)

Hispanic / Latino2%(1,841)

Asian5.5%(5,145)

Other0.8%(732)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.3%(1,401)

Mexican1.3%(1,321)

South American1%(1,056)

Central American0.6%(648)

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)

Salvadoran0%(40)

Panamanian0%(26)

Bolivian0%(20)

Nicaraguan0%(18)

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)

Indonesian0%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(60)

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)

French Canadian0.8%(878)

Arab0.8%(863)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(828)

Canadian0.7%(682)

Subsaharan African0.6%(629)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(37)

Macedonian0%(34)

Cape Verdean0%(22)

Moroccan0%(21)

Serbian0%(15)

Somali0%(9)

Jordanian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

41.7%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

87.2%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

23.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 11.4 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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