New York · Census place 38077
Ithaca city, NY
Quick answer
Ithaca city has 31,792 residents, ranking #40 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $48,617, the median home is worth $330,100 and median gross rent runs $1,441 a month.
- Population
- 31,792Ithaca city residents
- Median household income
- $48,617Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $330,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,441Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 28.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ithaca city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ithaca city median would spend about 35.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.4% of residents and 28.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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