Demographics of Ithaca city, New York

Ithaca city, New York had 33,632 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,530 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ithaca city, in four figures

33,632
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 32,814 ±31.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,530 people.; 23.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,784 ±$3,693
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ithaca city, New York's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ithaca city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Ithaca city, New York's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ithaca city, New York's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	32,102	100.0	100.0
2021	30,531	95.1	100.2
2022	32,654	101.7	100.7
2023	33,411	104.1	101.6
2024	33,489	104.3	102.5
2025	33,632	104.8	103.1

Population of Ithaca city, New York on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	32,102	—
2021	30,531	−1,571
2022	32,654	+2,123
2023	33,411	+757
2024	33,489	+78
2025	33,632	+143

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 23.3 ±0.8: for men 23.7 ±1.0 and for women 22.9 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ithaca city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New York	United States
Under 5	447 ±148	1.4% ±0.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,882 ±330	5.7% ±1.0	15.0% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,448 ±1,348	47.1% ±4.1	8.9% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,428 ±644	22.6% ±2.0	27.1% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,291 ±530	13.1% ±1.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,318 ±425	10.1% ±1.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,784 ±$3,693, and income per person $31,599 ±$2,231, in 2024 dollars. The median is $85,974 ±$402 in New York and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ithaca city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New York	United States
Under $25,000	3,727 ±711	26.3% ±4.9	16.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,570 ±674	25.2% ±4.6	15.1% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,693 ±483	12.0% ±3.4	13.6% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,481 ±329	10.5% ±2.3	11.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,399 ±289	9.9% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	842 ±252	5.9% ±1.8	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,455 ±310	10.3% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ithaca city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New York	United States
All ages	7,452 ±988	30.4% ±4.0	14.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	134 to 404	12.2% ±5.7	18.3% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,682 ±915	37.5% ±4.4	12.8% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	501 ±188	11.3% ±4.0	13.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ithaca city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ithaca city	New York	United States
Housing units	16,183 ±531	8,585,241 ±652	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.5% ±2.7	90.0% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.5% ±2.2	10.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	29.6% ±2.6	54.3% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	70.4% ±4.0	45.7% ±0.1	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$342,700 ±$15,002	$423,800 ±$1,627	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,447 ±$69	$1,621 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±7	1959 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ithaca city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New York	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,888 ±358	8.8% ±1.1	19.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,549 ±669	62.6% ±2.0	52.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,773 ±276	5.4% ±0.8	13.4% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,423 ±508	16.5% ±1.5	9.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	28 to 142	0.1% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	668 ±211	2.0% ±0.6	1.0% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,408 ±323	4.3% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ithaca city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New York	United States
Born in the state	13,846 ±867	42.2% ±2.6	62.4% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,771 ±855	35.9% ±2.6	12.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	619 ±173	1.9% ±0.5	2.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,578 ±704	20.0% ±2.1	22.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,771 ±347	5.4% ±1.1	13.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,807 ±631	14.6% ±1.9	9.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Ithaca city among the places of New York

37th of 354 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New York page.

Places of New York near Ithaca city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Baldwin CDP	34,994 ±1,922
Long Beach city	34,756 ±32
New City CDP	34,458 ±1,373
Spring Valley village	33,192 ±64
Uniondale CDP	33,148 ±2,045
Ithaca city	32,814 ±31
Huntington Station CDP	32,601 ±1,631
Poughkeepsie city	31,958 ±37
Centereach CDP	31,839 ±1,924
Rome city	31,795 ±47
Bay Shore CDP	31,683 ±2,135

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Ithaca city, New York

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026