Tompkins County, New York
Tompkins County, New York · ZIP 13045, 13053, 13062
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 105,602 (2024 estimate)Population
- 43,269Households
- $73,012Median household income
- $271,500Median home value
- 30Towns with a page
- 18ZIP codes
Tompkins County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 96,501 |
| 2010 | 101,564 |
| 2020 | 105,740 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $73,012 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 23,291 units
- Renter occupied
- 19,978 units
- Vacancy rate
- 8.6%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
50,869 employees in 2,230 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Tompkins County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 102,879 | 19,872,319 |
| Median household income | $73,012 | $84,578 |
| Median age | 32.8 | 39.6 |
| Median home value | $271,500 | $403,000 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 59.2% | 39.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 13.1% | 22.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 53.8% | 54.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 20.5 minutes | 32.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Tompkins County30 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca | City | 33,768 | 5.39 sq mi |
| Ithaca Town | Town | 21,214 | 28.9 sq mi |
| Dryden Town | Town | 13,467 | 93.6 sq mi |
| Lansing Town | Town | 11,949 | 60.5 sq mi |
| South Hill | Census designated place | 6,805 | 5.90 sq mi |
| Groton Town | Town | 5,539 | 49.4 sq mi |
| Newfield Town | Town | 4,922 | 58.8 sq mi |
| Ulysses Town | Town | 4,839 | 32.9 sq mi |
| Cayuga Heights | Village | 3,949 | 1.77 sq mi |
| Lansing | Village | 3,893 | 4.61 sq mi |
| Danby Town | Town | 3,348 | 53.6 sq mi |
| Enfield Town | Town | 3,292 | 36.7 sq mi |
| Caroline Town | Town | 3,264 | 54.8 sq mi |
| Northeast Ithaca | Census designated place | 2,575 | 1.47 sq mi |
| East Ithaca | Census designated place | 2,372 | 2.14 sq mi |
| Groton | Village | 2,127 | 1.74 sq mi |
| Dryden | Village | 1,877 | 1.76 sq mi |
| Northwest Ithaca | Census designated place | 1,813 | 3.55 sq mi |
| Trumansburg | Village | 1,787 | 1.39 sq mi |
| South Lansing | Census designated place | 1,233 | 2.76 sq mi |
| Forest Home | Census designated place | 1,164 | 0.23 sq mi |
| Newfield | Census designated place | 1,112 | 1.26 sq mi |
| Varna | Census designated place | 657 | 0.71 sq mi |
| Jacksonville | Census designated place | 539 | 3.61 sq mi |
| Brooktondale | Census designated place | 487 | 0.24 sq mi |
| Freeville | Village | 454 | 1.06 sq mi |
| Danby | Census designated place | 440 | 3.46 sq mi |
| McLean | Census designated place | 363 | 0.23 sq mi |
| West Danby | Census designated place | 246 | 1.36 sq mi |
| Slaterville Springs | Census designated place | 179 | 0.26 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Cayuga CountyPopulation 74,567 (2024 estimate)
- Chemung CountyPopulation 81,115 (2024 estimate)
- Cortland CountyPopulation 45,945 (2024 estimate)
- Schuyler CountyPopulation 17,121 (2024 estimate)
- Seneca CountyPopulation 32,650 (2024 estimate)
- Tioga CountyPopulation 47,574 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.