Tompkins County, New York (NY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,548
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 19,583
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,875 (it was 16,837 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 46% |
| State: | 47% |
Land area: 476 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 215 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (46.4%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 77,90076.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 10,0679.9%Asian alone
- 5,3345.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 4,4244.3%Two or more races
- 3,5403.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3710.4%Some other race alone
- 1350.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 370.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 31.3 years |
| New York median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 50,975 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 51,205 |  (50.1%) |
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| Tompkins County: | 2.0 people |
| New York: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $58,626 ($37,272 in 1999)
| This county: | $58,626 |
| New York: | $72,108 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $1,159 (lower quartile is $850, upper quartile is $1,502)
| This county: | $1159 |
| State: | $1190 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $205,700 (it was $96,300 in 2000)
| Tompkins: | $205,700 |
| New York: | $338,700 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,678Detached houses: $283,218
Here: $283,218 State: $393,458 Townhouses or other attached units: $323,119
Here: $323,119 State: $728,436 In 2-unit structures: $253,152
Here: $253,152 State: $650,471 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $237,362
Here: $237,362 State: $808,879 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $822,700
Here: $822,700 State: $916,967 Mobile homes: $67,895
Here: $67,895 State: $82,547
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $695
Institutionalized population: 844
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 128 buildings, average cost: $96,800
- 1998: 164 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 1999: 145 buildings, average cost: $123,900
- 2000: 165 buildings, average cost: $148,400
- 2001: 187 buildings, average cost: $116,000
- 2002: 208 buildings, average cost: $135,300
- 2003: 218 buildings, average cost: $151,600
- 2004: 220 buildings, average cost: $151,800
- 2005: 224 buildings, average cost: $161,700
- 2006: 162 buildings, average cost: $188,600
- 2007: 158 buildings, average cost: $190,500
- 2008: 122 buildings, average cost: $200,600
- 2009: 100 buildings, average cost: $171,100
- 2010: 113 buildings, average cost: $169,200
- 2011: 102 buildings, average cost: $176,400
- 2012: 112 buildings, average cost: $169,000
- 2013: 115 buildings, average cost: $184,100
- 2014: 140 buildings, average cost: $168,600
- 2015: 138 buildings, average cost: $198,700
- 2016: 121 buildings, average cost: $233,600
- 2017: 115 buildings, average cost: $241,400
- 2018: 155 buildings, average cost: $224,900
- 2019: 87 buildings, average cost: $233,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $5,609 (2.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $5,184 (2.6%)
| Tompkins County: | 17.9% |
| New York: | 13.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 31.3 years old
(Males: 29.1 years old, Females: 34.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.0 years old, Black residents: 23.2 years old, American Indian residents: 29.3 years old, Asian residents: 23.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.0 years old, Other race residents: 19.5 years old)
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, South Hill, Newfield, Ulysses, Lansing, Enfield, Cayuga Heights, Danby, Caroline, Northeast Ithaca.
| City or Town | Homes measured | Living Area | Basement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 town | 42 | 11 | 9 - 15 | 42 | 37 - 47 |
| Danby town | 39 | 10 | 7 - 12 | 38 | 33 - 42 |
| Dryden town | 173 | 10 | 9 - 12 | 40 | 37 - 43 |
| Enfield town | 18 | 8 | 6 - 11 | 36 | 31 - 42 |
| Groton town | 39 | 10 | 8 - 13 | 40 | 36 - 45 |
| Ithaca city | 175 | 6 | 5 - 8 | 31 | 28 - 34 |
| Ithaca town | 234 | 8 | 7 - 9 | 35 | 33 - 37 |
| Lansing town | 69 | 6 | 5 - 8 | 31 | 27 - 35 |
| Newfield town | 34 | 10 | 8 - 13 | 41 | 37 - 46 |
| Ulysses town | 68 | 7 | 6 - 9 | 33 | 29 - 36 |
| Tompkins county | 891 | 8 | 35 | ||
Local government website: www.co.tompkins.ny.us
Neighboring counties: Bannock County, Idaho 
, Newport County, Rhode Island 
, Goshen County, Wyoming , Ozaukee County, Wisconsin , Morrill County, Nebraska , Williams County, Ohio .
| Here: | 4.0% |
| New York: | 8.1% |
Current college students: 27,205
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 56.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 13,041 (48.3% naturalized citizens)
| Tompkins County: | 12.8% |
| Whole state: | 22.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6,9612010 or later
- 2,6882000 to 2009
- 2,3641990 to 1999
- 1,8021980 to 1989
- 4881970 to 1979
- 1,275Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 20,253
- One, attached: 1,713
- Two: 5,630
- 3 or 4: 2,923
- 5 to 9: 3,384
- 10 to 19: 2,871
- 20 to 49: 1,472
- 50 or more: 4,148
- Mobile homes: 2,239
Housing units in Tompkins County with a mortgage: 10,865 (393 second mortgage, 1,057 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,328
| Here: | 52.6% with mortgage |
| State: | 59.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Tompkins County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 8,102 | 34 |
| Catholic | 7,344 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,649 | 36 |
| Other | 2,788 | 13 |
| Orthodox | 215 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 57 | 1 |
| None | 78,409 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 19
| Tompkins County: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
| This county: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24
| Tompkins County: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 105
| This county: | 10.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Tompkins County: | 6.0% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Tompkins County: | 25.3% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.8% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Tompkins County:
Average size of farms: 179 acresAverage 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
Earthquake activity:
Tompkins County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 149.1 miles away from Tompkins County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 198.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 197.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 324.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 212.2 miles away from Tompkins County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 149.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
- New York Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 14, 2017 - March 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4322, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 07, 2011 to September 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4031: September 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4031, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1650: July 01, 2006, FEMA Id: 1650, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 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: 3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
- New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 01, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3155: October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: 3155, Natural disaster type: Other
- New York Severe Storms, Incident Period: May 03, 2000 to August 12, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1335: July 21, 2000, FEMA Id: 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 07, 1998, FEMA Id: 1233, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Tompkins County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39,996 (64.3%)
- Carpooled: 6,267 (10.1%)
- Bus: 3,753 (6.0%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 5 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,141 (1.8%)
- Bicycle: 412 (0.7%)
- Walked: 6,891 (11.1%)
- Worked at home: 3,755 (6.0%)
- Educational services (39%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Educational services (39%)
- Health care and social assistance (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (19%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
- Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (5%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (17%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Community and social service occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (26%)
- India (9%)
- Canada (6%)
- Korea (4%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (3%)
- Russia (3%)
- Taiwan (2%)
- American (10%)
- English (8%)
- Irish (6%)
- Italian (6%)
- German (5%)
- European (5%)
- Polish (2%)
People in group quarters in Tompkins County, New York in 2000:
- 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
People in group quarters in Tompkins County, New York in 2010:
- 11,974 people in college/university student housing
- 419 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 183 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 162 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 142 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 89 people in group homes intended for adults
- 84 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 81 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 75 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 13 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 3 people in in-patient hospice facilities
7.44% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,314 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.44% |
| New York average: | 4.90% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($622 average AGI)
Tompkins County: 0.09% New York average: 0.05%
3.69% relocated from other counties in New York ($20,822 average AGI)
3.67% relocated from other states ($27,870 average AGI)
Tompkins County: 3.67% New York average: 1.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Cortland County, NY |  0.52% ($37,158 average AGI) |
| from Tioga County, NY | 0.28% ($34,084) |
| from Cayuga County, NY | 0.27% ($32,989) |
| from Schuyler County, NY | 0.25% ($39,583) |
| from New York County, NY | 0.21% ($56,644) |
| from Onondaga County, NY | 0.21% ($44,958) |
| from Chemung County, NY | 0.20% ($33,851) |
8.98% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($52,722 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.98% |
| New York average: | 5.85% |
0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,118 average AGI)
Tompkins County: 0.20% New York average: 0.10%
3.86% relocated to other counties in New York ($18,557 average AGI)
4.93% relocated to other states ($33,046 average AGI)
Tompkins County: 4.93% New York average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Cortland County, NY | 0.64% ($34,059 average AGI) |
| to New York County, NY | 0.44% ($62,901) |
| to Cayuga County, NY | 0.33% ($38,298) |
| to Tioga County, NY | 0.29% ($36,070) |
| to Schuyler County, NY | 0.22% ($35,453) |
| to Seneca County, NY | 0.21% ($42,740) |
| to Onondaga County, NY | 0.21% ($62,178) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 3.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,937 (10,015 aged, 1,922 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 824 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Tompkins County, New York in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (807)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (793)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (576)
- Unspecified dementia (568)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (520)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (389)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (355)
- Congestive heart failure (312)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (270)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (222)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,036
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 166
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,073
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 901
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 610
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78
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.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 37.6
- Other - 43.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 102,180- Male householders: 19,668 (6,627 living alone), Female householders: 20,654 (7,415 living alone)
15,178 spouses (14,991 opposite-sex spouses), 3,177 unmarried partners, (2,875 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,350 children (16,196 natural, 196 adopted, 958 stepchildren), 549 grandchildren, 566 brothers or sisters, 899 parents, 160 foster children, 721 other relatives, 10,123 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 13,135
Size of family households: 10,515 2-persons, 4,727 3-persons, 2,567 4-persons, 1,013 5-persons, 313 6-persons, 257 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 14,042 1-person, 4,929 2-persons, 1,114 3-persons, 322 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 301 7-or-more-persons.
8,817 married couples with children.
4,260 single-parent households (891 men, 3,369 women).
84.5% of residents of Tompkins speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
7.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $664,592,000 ($6,637 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 |
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: | 7.1 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.6 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Tompkins County, New York
- 2,2782014 or later
- 1,6692010 to 2013
- 2,9372000 to 2009
- 6,0771990 to 1999
- 4,3231980 to 1989
- 5,2841970 to 1979
- 4,8991960 to 1969
- 3,5061950 to 1959
- 1,7021940 to 1949
- 11,9581939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tompkins County, New York
- 01 room
- 3482 rooms
- 3183 rooms
- 1,8244 rooms
- 2,1795 rooms
- 3,6356 rooms
- 3,1107 rooms
- 3,3658 rooms
- 5,4149+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tompkins County, New York
- 1,6371 room
- 3,3872 rooms
- 4,4623 rooms
- 4,6274 rooms
- 3,0155 rooms
- 1,2776 rooms
- 4947 rooms
- 4728 rooms
- 7589+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Tompkins County, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 6461 bedroom
- 3,2202 bedrooms
- 8,8713 bedrooms
- 5,5814 bedrooms
- 1,8755+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tompkins County, New York
- 2,272no bedroom
- 7,1341 bedroom
- 6,2072 bedrooms
- 3,5313 bedrooms
- 6774 bedrooms
- 3085+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Tompkins County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 357no vehicle
- 5,8441 vehicle
- 10,1202 vehicles
- 2,4963 vehicles
- 9664 vehicles
- 4105+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Tompkins County in renter-occupied apartments
- 5,224no vehicle
- 9,7671 vehicle
- 3,6502 vehicles
- 7363 vehicles
- 6844 vehicles
- 685+ vehicles
74.4% of Tompkins County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New York.
| Tompkins County: | 74.4% |
| State average: | 89.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 54,410
- Other state: 32,743
- Northeast: 12,821
- Midwest: 6,054
- South: 7,839
- West: 6,029
- 46.8%Utility gas
- 15.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.6%Wood
- 6.7%Electricity
- 2.6%Coal or coke
- 2.0%Other fuel
- 1.1%Solar energy
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 49.2%Utility gas
- 41.9%Electricity
- 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.3%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 678
| Here: | 10.3% |
| New York: | 14.3% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161
| Here: | 5.4% |
| New York: | 14.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17,217
| Here: | 86.5% |
| New York: | 37.4% |
Tompkins County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $3,752,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,328,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,495,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $15,355,000
Other: $9,483,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,952,000
Air Transportation: $947,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,808,000
Air Transportation: $1,230,000
Libraries: $1,192,000
Other Higher Education: $937,000
Solid Waste Management: $396,000
Corrections - Other: $381,000
General - Other: $204,000
Health - Other: $38,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $44,117,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,268,000
Health - Other: $22,802,000
General - Other: $15,222,000
Transit Utilities: $10,910,000
Regular Highways: $8,474,000
Police Protection: $5,933,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,493,000
Central Staff Services: $5,375,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,019,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,420,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,879,000
General Public Buildings: $3,822,000
Libraries: $3,594,000
Corrections - Other: $3,467,000
Air Transportation: $3,138,000
Financial Administration: $2,135,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,867,000
Natural Resources - Other: $977,000
Housing and Community Development: $897,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $199,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $119,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,587,000
Highways: $532,000
Education: $464,000
Housing and Community Development: $230,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,608,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $23,149,000
Other - Financial Administration: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $11,460,000
Transit Utilities: $600,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $9,142,000
Other: $1,076,000
Highways: $123,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $188,305,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $179,870,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,354,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,195,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,435,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,455,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,296,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,244,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,061,000
Rents: $352,000
Fines and Forfeits: $150,000
Interest Earnings: $124,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $800,000
Police Protection: $379,000
Other Higher Education: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $249,000
Public Welfare - Other: $180,000
Solid Waste Management: $136,000
Correctional Institutions: $124,000
Health - Other: $96,000
Air Transportation: $93,000
General - Other: $52,000
Financial Administration: $49,000
General Public Building: $48,000
Corrections - Other: $22,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,276,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,333,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $7,605,000
End of Fiscal Year: $5,493,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $181,406,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,104,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,189,000
Other: $8,451,000
Transit Utilities: $6,635,000
Highways: $3,549,000
Education: $180,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $61,616,000
Property: $46,291,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,287,000
Other: $2,180,000
Other License: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $41,923,000
Tompkins County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $3,752,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,328,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,495,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $15,355,000
Other: $9,483,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,952,000
Air Transportation: $947,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,808,000
Air Transportation: $1,230,000
Libraries: $1,192,000
Other Higher Education: $937,000
Solid Waste Management: $396,000
Corrections - Other: $381,000
General - Other: $204,000
Health - Other: $38,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $44,117,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,268,000
Health - Other: $22,802,000
General - Other: $15,222,000
Transit Utilities: $10,910,000
Regular Highways: $8,474,000
Police Protection: $5,933,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,493,000
Central Staff Services: $5,375,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,019,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,420,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,879,000
General Public Buildings: $3,822,000
Libraries: $3,594,000
Corrections - Other: $3,467,000
Air Transportation: $3,138,000
Financial Administration: $2,135,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,867,000
Natural Resources - Other: $977,000
Housing and Community Development: $897,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $199,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $119,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,587,000
Highways: $532,000
Education: $464,000
Housing and Community Development: $230,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,608,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $23,149,000
Other - Financial Administration: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $11,460,000
Transit Utilities: $600,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $9,142,000
Other: $1,076,000
Highways: $123,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $188,305,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $179,870,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,354,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,195,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,435,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,455,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,296,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,244,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,061,000
Rents: $352,000
Fines and Forfeits: $150,000
Interest Earnings: $124,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $800,000
Police Protection: $379,000
Other Higher Education: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $249,000
Public Welfare - Other: $180,000
Solid Waste Management: $136,000
Correctional Institutions: $124,000
Health - Other: $96,000
Air Transportation: $93,000
General - Other: $52,000
Financial Administration: $49,000
General Public Building: $48,000
Corrections - Other: $22,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,276,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,333,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $7,605,000
End of Fiscal Year: $5,493,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $181,406,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,104,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,189,000
Other: $8,451,000
Transit Utilities: $6,635,000
Highways: $3,549,000
Education: $180,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $61,616,000
Property: $46,291,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,287,000
Other: $2,180,000
Other License: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $41,923,000
Tompkins County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $3,752,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,328,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,495,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $15,355,000
Other: $9,483,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,952,000
Air Transportation: $947,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,808,000
Air Transportation: $1,230,000
Libraries: $1,192,000
Other Higher Education: $937,000
Solid Waste Management: $396,000
Corrections - Other: $381,000
General - Other: $204,000
Health - Other: $38,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $44,117,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,268,000
Health - Other: $22,802,000
General - Other: $15,222,000
Transit Utilities: $10,910,000
Regular Highways: $8,474,000
Police Protection: $5,933,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,493,000
Central Staff Services: $5,375,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,019,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,420,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,879,000
General Public Buildings: $3,822,000
Libraries: $3,594,000
Corrections - Other: $3,467,000
Air Transportation: $3,138,000
Financial Administration: $2,135,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,867,000
Natural Resources - Other: $977,000
Housing and Community Development: $897,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $199,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $119,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,587,000
Highways: $532,000
Education: $464,000
Housing and Community Development: $230,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,608,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $23,149,000
Other - Financial Administration: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $11,460,000
Transit Utilities: $600,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $9,142,000
Other: $1,076,000
Highways: $123,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $188,305,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $179,870,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,354,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,195,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,435,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,455,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,296,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,244,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,061,000
Rents: $352,000
Fines and Forfeits: $150,000
Interest Earnings: $124,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $800,000
Police Protection: $379,000
Other Higher Education: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $249,000
Public Welfare - Other: $180,000
Solid Waste Management: $136,000
Correctional Institutions: $124,000
Health - Other: $96,000
Air Transportation: $93,000
General - Other: $52,000
Financial Administration: $49,000
General Public Building: $48,000
Corrections - Other: $22,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,276,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,333,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $7,605,000
End of Fiscal Year: $5,493,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $181,406,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,104,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,189,000
Other: $8,451,000
Transit Utilities: $6,635,000
Highways: $3,549,000
Education: $180,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $61,616,000
Property: $46,291,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,287,000
Other: $2,180,000
Other License: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $41,923,000
Tompkins County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $3,752,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,328,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,495,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $15,355,000
Other: $9,483,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,952,000
Air Transportation: $947,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $3,808,000
Air Transportation: $1,230,000
Libraries: $1,192,000
Other Higher Education: $937,000
Solid Waste Management: $396,000
Corrections - Other: $381,000
General - Other: $204,000
Health - Other: $38,000
Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $44,117,000
Public Welfare - Other: $23,268,000
Health - Other: $22,802,000
General - Other: $15,222,000
Transit Utilities: $10,910,000
Regular Highways: $8,474,000
Police Protection: $5,933,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,493,000
Central Staff Services: $5,375,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,019,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,420,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,879,000
General Public Buildings: $3,822,000
Libraries: $3,594,000
Corrections - Other: $3,467,000
Air Transportation: $3,138,000
Financial Administration: $2,135,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,867,000
Natural Resources - Other: $977,000
Housing and Community Development: $897,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $199,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $119,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,587,000
Highways: $532,000
Education: $464,000
Housing and Community Development: $230,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,608,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $23,149,000
Other - Financial Administration: $10,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $11,460,000
Transit Utilities: $600,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $9,142,000
Other: $1,076,000
Highways: $123,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $188,305,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $179,870,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,354,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $59,195,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $8,435,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,455,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,296,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,244,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,061,000
Rents: $352,000
Fines and Forfeits: $150,000
Interest Earnings: $124,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $800,000
Police Protection: $379,000
Other Higher Education: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $249,000
Public Welfare - Other: $180,000
Solid Waste Management: $136,000
Correctional Institutions: $124,000
Health - Other: $96,000
Air Transportation: $93,000
General - Other: $52,000
Financial Administration: $49,000
General Public Building: $48,000
Corrections - Other: $22,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $56,276,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $2,333,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $7,605,000
End of Fiscal Year: $5,493,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $181,406,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $22,104,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,189,000
Other: $8,451,000
Transit Utilities: $6,635,000
Highways: $3,549,000
Education: $180,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $61,616,000
Property: $46,291,000
Other Selective Sales: $3,287,000
Other: $2,180,000
Other License: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $41,923,000
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
| 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) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 162 | $146,241 | 568 | $159,456 | 1,291 | $144,771 | 344 | $58,483 | 19 | $523,421 | 157 | $161,860 | 133 | $61,414 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 4 | $159,500 | 17 | $154,765 | 62 | $145,355 | 13 | $77,154 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $156,889 | 6 | $67,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 12 | $135,750 | 91 | $101,330 | 315 | $138,298 | 82 | $39,780 | 7 | $224,714 | 42 | $128,571 | 60 | $49,750 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 12 | $137,583 | 33 | $158,848 | 166 | $158,434 | 16 | $111,438 | 1 | $6,000,000 | 14 | $158,786 | 5 | $54,600 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 3 | $110,000 | 8 | $150,250 | 27 | $156,889 | 2 | $167,500 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100,000 | 4 | $77,750 |
| 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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 99 | $161,333 | 43 | $195,581 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 14 | $178,643 | 6 | $175,000 | 1 | $203,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 8 | $193,500 | 5 | $278,800 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 12 | $173,917 | 1 | $330,000 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $96,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $218,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Tompkins County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 492 | 75.4 years |
| Mary | 454 | 81.5 years |
| Robert | 368 | 73.6 years |
| William | 360 | 75.1 years |
| Helen | 321 | 82.6 years |
| George | 279 | 76.1 years |
| Charles | 268 | 75.8 years |
| James | 244 | 73.7 years |
| Ruth | 242 | 80.7 years |
| Margaret | 240 | 79.7 years |
| Most common last names in Tompkins County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 224 | 78.0 years |
| Brown | 131 | 79.0 years |
| Miller | 116 | 76.5 years |
| Wilson | 69 | 78.6 years |
| Johnson | 68 | 76.0 years |
| Baker | 68 | 76.1 years |
| Jones | 63 | 78.7 years |
| Williams | 58 | 80.6 years |
| Davis | 58 | 76.1 years |
| White | 57 | 73.5 years |
| Businesses in Tompkins County, NY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 | |
| AT&T | 4 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Nike | 9 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Arby's | 2 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| Audi | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Clarion | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| DHL | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
| FedEx | 13 | Subway | 9 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| GNC | 3 | Talbots | 1 | |
| GameStop | 2 | Target | 1 | |
| Gap | 1 | Tim Hortons | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 12 | Toyota | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 5 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | UPS | 12 | |
| Honda | 1 | Urban Outfitters | 1 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 3 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Lowe's | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
| Marriott | 1 | |||
Tompkins County on our top lists:
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
