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County population in July 2011: 101,654 (58% urban, 42% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 19,583
Renter-occupied apartments: 16,837
% of renters here:

46%
State:

45%

Land area: 476 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 214 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Tompkins County: 92.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (47.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Tompkins County, New York:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (81.0%)
  • Asian alone (9.2%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (3.8%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)

Median resident age:  28.6 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Males: 47,667  (49.4%)
Females: 48,834  (50.6%)

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Tompkins County,NY real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Tompkins County:

2.3 people
New York:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $45,010 ($37,272 in 1999)
This county:

$45010
New York:

$54659

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $777 (lower quartile is $604, upper quartile is $997)
This county:

$777
State:

$877


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $168,400 (it was $96,300 in 2000)
Tompkins County:

$168,400
New York:

$306,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,200 - $271,000

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $225,681
Here:

$225,681
State:

$343,827

Townhouses or other attached units: $339,479
Here:

$339,479
State:

$484,742

In 2-unit structures: $226,791
Here:

$226,791
State:

$460,134

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $403,228
Here:

$403,228
State:

$569,159

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $408,377
Here:

$408,377
State:

$676,553

Mobile homes: $70,975
Here:

$70,975
State:

$40,766

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $11,444
Here:

$11,444
State:

$137,621
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,449
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $612

Institutionalized population: 1,028

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 12
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 7
  • Burglaries: 128
  • Thefts: 335
  • Auto thefts: 25

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 8
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 93
  • Thefts: 363
  • Auto thefts: 9

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2007: 158 buildings, average cost: $190,500
  • 2008: 122 buildings, average cost: $200,600
  • 2009: 100 buildings, average cost: $171,100



2004 Presidential Election results in Tompkins County New York:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 63.8%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 32.8%


2008 Presidential Election results in Tompkins County New York:

Obama (Democratic): 70.8%
McCain (Republican): 28.3%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $3,658 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,731 (2.2%)


Tompkins County household income distribution in 2009 Tompkins County home values distribution


Tompkins County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.6%

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.6%
Tompkins County:

20.6%
New York:

14.2%
Median age of residents in 2009: 28 years old
(Males: 26 years old, Females: 30 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 32 years old, Black residents: 21 years old, Asian residents: 26 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

17.6%
Whole state:

14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

10.2%
Whole state:

7.4%

Area name: Ithaca, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tompkins County is $628 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $735 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $889 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ithaca, Dryden, Lansing, South Hill, Groton, Newfield, Ulysses, Enfield, Cayuga Heights, Danby.

Tompkins County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
City or TownHomes measuredLiving AreaBasement
Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Best Estimate (%)		Homes Above 4 pCi/L
Range (%)
Caroline town42119 - 154237 - 47
Danby town39107 - 123833 - 42
Dryden town173109 - 124037 - 43
Enfield town1886 - 113631 - 42
Groton town39108 - 134036 - 45
Ithaca city17565 - 83128 - 34
Ithaca town23487 - 93533 - 37
Lansing town6965 - 83127 - 35
Newfield town34108 - 134137 - 46
Ulysses town6876 - 93329 - 36
Tompkins county8918 35 

Local government website:www.co.tompkins.ny.us

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Tompkins County: Kellogg Corners (A), Jones Corners (B), Ballard Corners (C), Millers Corners (D), Black Oaks Corners (E), Howser Corners (F), Smith Corners (G), Noahs Boat Club (H), Ithaca Yacht Club (I), Tompkins County Home (J), Lansing Town Marina (K), Pounder Heritage Vegetable Garden (L), Cornell Orchards (M), Dilmun Hill Student Organic Farm (N), Hart Corners (O), Stone Hedges Country Club (P), Guide Board Corners (Q), Ludlow Corners (R), Malloryville (S), Benson Corners (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tompkins County include: Saint Thomas Church (A), Agape Bible Church (B), Bethel Grove Bible Church of Ithaca (C), Danby Federated Church (D), Enfield United Methodist Church (E), Faith Baptist Fellowship (F), First Assembly of God Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), First Baptist Church of Enfield (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Roe Cemetery (1), Rolfe Cemetery (2), Saint Patricks Cemetery (3), Bower Cemetery (4), Quaker Cemetery (5), Sebring Cemetery (6), Quick Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Jennings Pond (A), Mud Pond (B), Cayuga Lake (C), Beaver Pond (D), Dryden Lake (E), Bear Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gulf Creek (A), Beaver Creek (B), Buttermilk Creek (C), Glenwood Creek (D), Egypt Creek (E), Willow Glen Creek (F), Pleasant Grove Brook (G), Fish Kill (H), Renwick Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tompkins County include: Robert H Treman State park (1), Connecticut Hill State Game Management Area (2), Taughannock Falls State Park (3), Muenscher Garden (4), Robert J Kane Sports Complex (5), Mill Dam Park (6), Lansing Park (7), Buttermilk Falls State Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Cayuga County , Chemung County , Cortland County , Schuyler County , Seneca County , Tioga County .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

6.7%
New York:

8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 27,205
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 10,166 (28% naturalized citizens)

Tompkins County:

10.5%
Whole state:

20.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 4,821
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,780
  • 1985 to 1989: 979
  • 1980 to 1984: 823
  • 1975 to 1979: 277
  • 1970 to 1974: 211
  • 1970 to 1974: 327
  • 1965 to 1969: 948

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.4%

Tompkins County marital status for males
Tompkins County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,128
  • One, attached: 1,254
  • Two: 3,493
  • 3 or 4: 3,239
  • 5 to 9: 2,821
  • 10 to 19: 1,753
  • 20 or more: 3,255
  • Mobile homes: 3,671
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Tompkins County with a mortgage: 9,726 (648 second mortgage, 1,317 home equity loan, 107 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,723

Here:

72.3% with mortgage
State:

67.9% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 26.54%
Here26.5%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 25,616
Total congregations: 79

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchJewishUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of God
Adherents10,108 (39.5%)3,589 (14.0%)2,000 (7.8%)1,489 (5.8%)1,160 (4.5%)
Congregations6 (7.6%)14 (17.7%)5 (6.3%)6 (7.6%)6 (7.6%)
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchUnitarian Universalist AssociationOther
Adherents1,088 (4.2%)756 (3.0%)624 (2.4%)610 (2.4%)4,192 (16.4%)
Congregations3 (3.8%)1 (1.3%)4 (5.1%)1 (1.3%)33 (41.8%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Tompkins County - Ithaca, Dryden, Lansing, South Hill, Groton

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 19
This county:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Tompkins County:

0.70 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
This county:

2.39 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 105
Tompkins County:

10.46 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

6.0%
New York:

8.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

25.3%
New York:

23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Tompkins County:

12.8%
State:

15.6%


Agriculture in Tompkins County:

Average size of farms: 179 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $74,438
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $166.89
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.53%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $70,550
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.62%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $252,933
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.67
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 45.02%
Corn for grain: 8269 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1749 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1758 harvested acres
Vegetables: 995 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 252 acres

Tornado activity:

Tompkins County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 2.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/28/1988, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Tompkins County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.6 miles away from the county center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from the county center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 47.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from Tompkins County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1650): July 1, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1650, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3262): September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared (EM-3186): August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
  • New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 1, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3155): October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3155, Natural disaster type: Other
  • New York Severe Storms, Incident Period: May 3, 2000 to August 12, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1335): July 21, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1335, Natural disaster type: Storm
  • New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 25, 1998 to July 10, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1233): July 7, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1233, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: November 8, 1996 to November 15, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1148): December 9, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1148, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to January 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1095): January 24, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1095, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • New York Severe Blizzard, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3107): March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3107, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • New York SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 21, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-515): July 21, 1976, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-515, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Tompkins County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Heavy Rains: 2, Landslide: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
  • Korea (8%)
  • India (7%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Japan (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Tompkins County (%):



  • German (12%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • Italian (9%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Polish (4%)
  • Russian (3%)


Tompkins County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 28,339 (60%)
  • Carpooled: 5,779 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2,245 (5%)
  • Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
  • Taxi: 25 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 80 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 407 (1%)
  • Walked: 7,951 (17%)
  • Other means: 127 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 2,425 (5%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Tompkins County, New York:

  • 10,665 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 468 people in nursing homes
  • 306 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 149 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 100 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 82 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 48 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 41 people in other group homes
  • 19 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 4 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 3 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,577.

9.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,016 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.89%
New York average:

5.41%


1.70% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,260 average AGI)
Tompkins County:

1.70%
New York average:

0.24%

3.64% relocated from other counties in New York ($12,039 average AGI)
4.55% relocated from other states ($17,717 average AGI)
Tompkins County:

4.55%
New York average:

1.94%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cortland County, NY  0.51% ($29,568 average AGI)
from Tioga County, NY  0.35% ($24,957)
from Cayuga County, NY  0.23% ($29,427)
from Schuyler County, NY  0.20% ($28,000)
from New York County, NY  0.20% ($51,894)
from Onondaga County, NY  0.18% ($34,770)
from Monroe County, NY  0.18% ($31,797)


9.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,638 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.92%
New York average:

6.26%


0.47% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,031 average AGI)
Tompkins County:

0.47%
New York average:

0.10%

3.97% relocated to other counties in New York ($14,026 average AGI)
5.49% relocated to other states ($23,580 average AGI)
Tompkins County:

5.49%
New York average:

2.96%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cortland County, NY  0.53% ($30,489 average AGI)
to New York County, NY  0.48% ($42,220)
to Cayuga County, NY  0.34% ($29,685)
to Tioga County, NY  0.27% ($31,055)
to Onondaga County, NY  0.27% ($48,136)
to Middlesex County, MA  0.25% ($35,537)
to Kings County, NY  0.19% ($31,141)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Tompkins County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Tompkins County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Tompkins County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,004 (9,436 aged, 1,568 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7035.500
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 165.780
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26072.8

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 900.840
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 609.890
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52.07
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77.99

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 81.0. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 37.6
  • Other - 43.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 84,527
  • In family households: 58,086 (13,812 male householders, 5,447 female householders)
    15,414 spouses, 20,120 children (18,440 natural, 833 adopted, 847 stepchildren), 616 grandchildren, 215 brothers or sisters, 317 parents, 652 other relatives, 1,493 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 26,441 (8,179 male householders (5,505 living alone)), 9,026 female householders (6,333 living alone)), 9,236 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 11,974 (1,023 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,735 2-persons, 4,411 3-persons, 3,899 4-persons, 1,589 5-persons, 469 6-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,838 1-person, 3,401 2-persons, 1,020 3-persons, 568 4-persons, 166 5-persons, 110 6-persons, 102 7-or-more-persons.

86.1% of residents of Tompkins County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
5.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $664,592,000 ($6637 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,624,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $166,264,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $82,745,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,748,000
Federal grants: $373,765,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,383,000 ($3,932,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,688,000 ($4,250,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $157,337,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,721,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,882,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 4,701
Here:

47 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,057
Here:

31 per 1000 residents
State:

42 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4,290
Here:

+43 per 1000 residents
State:

+35 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,274
Here:  -23 per 1000 residents
State:  -52 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Tompkins County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.27 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.8
State:

3.6

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 511
  • 2000 to 2004: 2,032
  • 1990 to 1999: 5,212
  • 1980 to 1989: 5,311
  • 1970 to 1979: 6,816
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,406
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,583
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,637
  • 1939 or earlier: 12,181
Rooms in houses/apartments in Tompkins County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 40
  • 2 rooms: 72
  • 3 rooms: 420
  • 4 rooms: 1,588
  • 5 rooms: 3,173
  • 6 rooms: 4,018
  • 7 rooms: 3,709
  • 8 rooms: 2,739
  • 9+ rooms: 3,824
  • 1 room: 1,438
  • 2 rooms: 2,218
  • 3 rooms: 3,726
  • 4 rooms: 3,810
  • 5 rooms: 2,904
  • 6 rooms: 1,348
  • 7 rooms: 603
  • 8 rooms: 378
  • 9+ rooms: 412
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Tompkins County, New York
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 42
  • 1 bedroom: 489
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,633
  • 3 bedrooms: 9,154
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,895
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,370
  • no bedroom: 1,605
  • 1 bedroom: 5,645
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,036
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,040
  • 4 bedrooms: 984
  • 5+ bedrooms: 527
Cars and other vehicles available in Tompkins County, New York in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 660
  • 1 vehicle: 6,123
  • 2 vehicles: 9,583
  • 3 vehicles: 2,492
  • 4 vehicles: 503
  • 5+ vehicles: 222
  • no vehicle: 3,493
  • 1 vehicle: 8,821
  • 2 vehicles: 3,308
  • 3 vehicles: 776
  • 4 vehicles: 241
  • 5+ vehicles: 198

44% of Tompkins County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in New York.

Tompkins County:

44.4%
State average:

64.4%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 55859
  • Northeast: 12427
  • Midwest: 6451
  • South: 6196
  • West: 4116

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $94,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Tompkins County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (49.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21.9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11.3%)
  • Wood (7.8%)
  • Electricity (7.3%)
  • Coal or coke (1.8%)
  • Utility gas (56.4%)
  • Electricity (28.0%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8.3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5.2%)
  • Wood (1.1%)
  • Other fuel (0.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 499
Here:

5.8%
New York:

14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 215
Here:

4.5%
New York:

13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16,416
Here:

79.1%
New York:

38.2%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Tompkins County government finances in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $29,293,000
  • Charges - Higher Education - Other: $12,181,000
    All Other: $9,125,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,360,000
    Air Transportation: $788,000
    Housing and Community Development: $553,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $7,952,000
    Air Transportation: $5,810,000
    General - Other: $2,792,000
    Regular Highways: $1,999,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
  • Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $29,080,000
    Health - Other: $18,984,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $16,139,000
    General - Other: $10,498,000
    Regular Highways: $6,076,000
    Transit Utilities: $4,377,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,172,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,045,000
    Police Protection: $3,982,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,397,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,232,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,192,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,077,000
    Libraries: $2,289,000
    Local Fire Protection: $2,124,000
    Financial Administration: $1,910,000
    Air Transportation: $1,798,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,697,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,677,000
    Housing and Community Development: $1,315,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $755,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $198,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $66,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $178,157,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $4,997,000
    All Other: $1,330,000
    Education: $1,025,000
    Highways: $732,000
    Housing and Community Development: $305,000
    Health and Hospitals: $27,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,888,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $9,367,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
    Other Higher Education: $0
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $12,147,000
    Transit Utilities: $23,000
  • Intergovernmental to State – Corrections - Other: $48,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $636,000
    Highways: $266,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $139,454,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $49,370,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,667,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,705,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,434,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $5,190,000
    Rents: $370,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $263,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $62,000
    Special Assessments: $48,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,360,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,735,000
    Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,162,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,330,000
    Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $2,716,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Public Welfare - Other: $1,627,000
    Transit Utilities: $650,000
    Regular Highways: $385,000
    Other Higher Education: $353,000
    Police Protection: $202,000
    Housing and Community Development: $175,000
    Health - Other: $171,000
    General Public Building: $132,000
    Local Fire Protection: $79,000
    General - Other: $76,000
    Correctional Institutions: $69,000
    Central Staff Services: $45,000
    Corrections - Other: $41,000
    Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    Financial Administration: $34,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
    Air Transportation: $5,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,340,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $1,414,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $11,195,000
    Beginning: $6,553,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $178,638,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,166,000
    Education: $12,949,000
    Health and Hospitals: $7,666,000
    All Other: $5,024,000
    Transit Utilities: $3,298,000
    Highways: $1,447,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,148,000
    Property: $31,029,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,767,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $374,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $336,000
    NEC: $14,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $32,262,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,631
  • Number of aged recipients: 166
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,465
  • Number of recipients under 18: 214
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,106
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 311
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 736
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 758


Tompkins County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Tompkins County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 23 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED162$146,241568$159,4561,291$144,771344$58,48319$523,421157$161,860133$61,414
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$159,50017$154,76562$145,35513$77,1540$09$156,8896$67,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED12$135,75091$101,330315$138,29882$39,7807$224,71442$128,57160$49,750
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN12$137,58333$158,848166$158,43416$111,4381$6,000,00014$158,7865$54,600
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$110,0008$150,25027$156,8892$167,5000$01$100,0004$77,750
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 21 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED99$161,33343$195,5810$00$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED14$178,6436$175,0001$203,0000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$193,5005$278,8000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN12$173,9171$330,0000$01$96,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$218,0000$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Tompkins County, NY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John49275.4 years
Mary45481.5 years
Robert36873.6 years
William36075.1 years
Helen32182.6 years
George27976.1 years
Charles26875.8 years
James24473.7 years
Ruth24280.7 years
Margaret24079.7 years
Most common last names in Tompkins County, NY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith22478.0 years
Brown13179.0 years
Miller11676.5 years
Wilson6978.6 years
Johnson6876.0 years
Baker6876.1 years
Jones6378.7 years
Williams5880.6 years
Davis5876.1 years
White5773.5 years
Businesses in Tompkins County, NY
NameCountNameCount
AT&T4McDonald's2
Aeropostale1New Balance2
American Eagle Outfitters1Nike9
Applebee's1Old Navy1
Arby's2Panera Bread1
AutoZone1Papa John's Pizza1
Bath & Body Works1Payless1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Penske1
Best Western1PetSmart1
Budget Car Rental1Pier 1 Imports1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Pizza Hut1
Burger King2Quiznos1
CVS1RadioShack1
Carson Pirie Scott1Ramada1
Clarion1Rite Aid4
Comfort Inn1Rodeway Inn1
DHL1Sears2
Domino's Pizza1Spencer Gifts1
Dunkin Donuts2Sprint Nextel1
Famous Footwear1Staples1
FedEx18Starbucks2
Finish Line1Subway8
Foot Locker1Super 81
GNC3T-Mobile2
GameStop2T.J.Maxx1
Gap1Talbots1
Goodwill12Target1
H&R Block5Tim Hortons2
Holiday Inn1Toys"R"Us1
Home Depot1True Value2
Jones New York2U-Haul3
Kmart1UPS16
Kohl's1Urban Outfitters1
La-Z-Boy1Vans1
Lane Furniture3Verizon Wireless3
Lowe's1Victoria's Secret1
Marriott1Walmart1
MasterBrand Cabinets6Wendy's1
Maurices1YMCA1
Browse common businesses in Tompkins County, NY


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  • #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
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