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Ithaca Apartments for Rent

Total population: 29,763 (All urban)

Ithaca, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,716 (10,253 occupied: 2,638 owner occupied, 7,615 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	74%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1962 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $715 (lower quartile is $572, upper quartile is $894)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $671

Median gross rent in Ithaca, NY in 2007: $738

Housing units in Ithaca with a mortgage: 1,449 (146 second mortgage, 167 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 566

Ithaca,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $159,600 (it was $96,300 in 2000)

Ithaca:	$159,600
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,759 - $219,276

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $193,610
Here: $193,610
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $186,814
Here: $186,814
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $183,634
Here: $183,634
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $254,962
Here: $254,962
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $207,230
Here: $207,230
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $36,078
Here: $36,078
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,571

In family households: 8,338 (1,599 male householders, 1,309 female householders)
1,947 spouses, 2,838 children (2,730 natural, 43 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 107 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 147 other relatives, 261 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,233 (3,728 male householders (2,281 living alone)), 3,600 female householders (2,147 living alone)), 5,905 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7,435 (200 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,449 2-persons, 687 3-persons, 502 4-persons, 218 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,428 1-person, 1,494 2-persons, 694 3-persons, 379 4-persons, 143 5-persons, 96 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

1,406 married couples with children.
1,026 single-parent households (189 men, 837 women).

77.4% of residents of Ithaca speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
6.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
10.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 4,650 (16.0%)
(25.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ithaca, New York:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 56 4 rooms: 177 5 rooms: 279 6 rooms: 509 7 rooms: 658 8 rooms: 389 9 or more rooms: 562

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ithaca, New York:
	1 room: 1,023 2 rooms: 1,029 3 rooms: 1,728 4 rooms: 1,397 5 rooms: 1,246 6 rooms: 553 7 rooms: 234 8 rooms: 153 9 or more rooms: 252

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 170
1995 to 1998: 318
1990 to 1994: 266
1980 to 1989: 708
1970 to 1979: 1,297
1960 to 1969: 930
1950 to 1959: 1,004
1940 to 1949: 816
1939 or earlier: 5,207

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ithaca:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 69 2 bedrooms: 525 3 bedrooms: 1,119 4 bedrooms: 746 5 or more bedrooms: 171

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ithaca:
	no bedroom: 1,120 1 bedroom: 2,729 2 bedrooms: 1,742 3 bedrooms: 1,171 4 bedrooms: 440 5 or more bedrooms: 413

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ithaca in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 196 1 vehicle: 1,252 2 vehicles: 962 3 vehicles: 183 4 vehicles: 45 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Ithaca in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,325 1 vehicle: 3,510 2 vehicles: 1,117 3 vehicles: 374 4 vehicles: 149 5 or more vehicles: 140

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Ithaca, NY:

Less than $10,000: 13
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 15
$30,000 to $34,999: 10
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 7
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 45
$90,000 to $99,999: 67
$100,000 to $124,999: 436
$125,000 to $149,999: 540
$150,000 to $174,999: 354
$175,000 to $199,999: 251
$200,000 to $249,999: 384
$250,000 to $299,999: 246
$300,000 to $399,999: 177
$400,000 to $499,999: 65
$500,000 to $749,999: 15
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Ithaca rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ithaca:

Less than $100: 40 people
$100 to $149: 26
$150 to $199: 48
$200 to $249: 120
$250 to $299: 113
$300 to $349: 88
$350 to $399: 138
$400 to $449: 262
$450 to $499: 396
$500 to $549: 585
$550 to $599: 557
$600 to $649: 600
$650 to $699: 644
$700 to $749: 604
$750 to $799: 453
$800 to $899: 836
$900 to $999: 523
$1,000 to $1,249: 806
$1,250 to $1,499: 235
$1,500 to $1,999: 205
$2,000 or more: 342
No cash rent: 117

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,308 1990 to 1994: 965 1985 to 1989: 528 1980 to 1984: 424 1975 to 1979: 101 1970 to 1974: 36 1970 to 1974: 65 1965 to 1969: 223

Ithaca, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.3%
Number of people working at home: 658 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 683
5 to 9 minutes: 2755
10 to 14 minutes: 3474
15 to 19 minutes: 2936
20 to 24 minutes: 1350
25 to 29 minutes: 452
30 to 34 minutes: 531
35 to 39 minutes: 43
40 to 44 minutes: 164
45 to 59 minutes: 122
60 to 89 minutes: 115
90 or more minutes: 52

Ithaca mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,767 (36%)
Carpooled: 1,074 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,043 (8%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 236 (2%)
Walked: 5,493 (41%)
Other means: 45 (0%)
Worked at home: 658 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2819
$10,000 to $14,999: 1127
$15,000 to $19,999: 915
$20,000 to $24,999: 657
$25,000 to $29,999: 581
$30,000 to $34,999: 714
$35,000 to $39,999: 408
$40,000 to $44,999: 500
$45,000 to $49,999: 319
$50,000 to $59,999: 552
$60,000 to $74,999: 576
$75,000 to $99,999: 470
$100,000 to $124,999: 307
$125,000 to $149,999: 84
$150,000 to $199,999: 105
$200,000 or more: 102

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7251

German: 2537

Italian: 2305

Irish: 2293

English: 1684

Russian: 1101

Polish: 1081

United States or American: 743

European: 586

French (except Basque): 364

Norwegian: 325

British: 295

Greek: 278

Scottish: 278

Dutch: 272

Swedish: 264

Welsh: 236

French Canadian: 228

Eastern European: 225

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 216

Scotch-Irish: 211

Arab:: 169

Hungarian: 153

Austrian: 143

Subsaharan African:: 131

Jamaican: 126

Finnish: 110

Ukrainian: 108

Romanian: 98

Canadian: 96

Czech: 93

Lithuanian: 82

Portuguese: 75

Swiss: 75

Yugoslavian: 73

Israeli: 67

Armenian: 63

Slovak: 63

Iranian: 63

Guyanese: 62

Danish: 57

African: 52

Turkish: 50

Syrian: 48

Lebanese: 48

Haitian: 34

Belgian: 33

Pennsylvania German: 33

Egyptian: 31

Scandinavian: 28

British West Indian: 27

Northern European: 27

Nigerian: 25

Australian: 23

Brazilian: 19

Sierra Leonean: 16

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 16

Ugandan: 16

Ghanian: 16

Other Arab: 15

Moroccan: 14

Estonian: 13

Arab/Arabic: 13

Other West Indian: 13

Bulgarian: 11

Alsatian: 11

Serbian: 9

Celtic: 8

Czechoslovakian: 7

New Zealander: 7

Latvian: 7

Ethiopian: 6

Acadian/Cajun: 5

Basque: 4

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
India (6%)
Hong Kong (5%)
Japan (5%)
Germany (5%)
Korea (5%)
Taiwan (4%)

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

This state: 12766
Northeast: 4278
Midwest: 2513
South: 2447
West: 1779

21% of Ithaca residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 45
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 79
9th grade: 91
10th grade: 89
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 105
High school graduate (or equivalency): 662
Less than 1 year of college: 170
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 366
Associate degree: 190
Bachelor's degree: 1,285
Master's degree: 1,055
Professional school degree: 204
Doctorate degree: 569

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 80
9th grade: 110
10th grade: 80
11th grade: 140
12th grade, no diploma: 94
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,111
Less than 1 year of college: 208
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 412
Associate degree: 278
Bachelor's degree: 1,545
Master's degree: 1,175
Professional school degree: 126
Doctorate degree: 263

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 20.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 14.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 16.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 18.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $27,938
Black householders: $37,881
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $13,201
Asian householders: $20,510
Some other race householders: $35,482
Two or more races householders: $15,250
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,335

Ithaca household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ithaca household income for Black householders

Ithaca household income for Asian householders

Ithaca household income for Some other race householders

Ithaca household income for Two or more races householders

Ithaca household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Ithaca marital status for males

Ithaca marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,914
Black or African American householders: $120,652
Asian householders: $135,568
Some other race householders: $168,715
Two or more races householders: $142,861
Hispanic or Latino householders: $124,299

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,877
One, attached: 323
Two: 1,635
3 or 4: 1,678
5 to 9: 1,531
10 to 19: 549
20 to 49: 617
50 or more: 1,390
Mobile homes: 116

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,058

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ithaca:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (2%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 97

Here:	8.4%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37

Here:	6.3%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11,723

Here:	83.3%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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)

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