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State of New York - County of Tompkins

Tompkins County Demography

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  • Table 1. Tompkins County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Tompkins County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Tompkins County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Tompkins County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Tompkins County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Tompkins County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Tompkins County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Tompkins County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 476
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 96,500
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 541
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 96,501
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 535
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 202.70
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 94,097
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 491
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 87,085
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 -1
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 2,404
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 7,012
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 (Z)%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 2.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 8.10%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 2,968
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 3.10%


    TABLE 2. Tompkins County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 96,501
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 4,285
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 4.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 14,011
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 14.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 25,054
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 26.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 25,250
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 26.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 18,644
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 19.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 4,637
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 4.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 3,368
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 3.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 1,252
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 1.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 28.60
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 47,667
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 48,834
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 97.60
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 82,507
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 85.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 3,508
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 3.60%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 275
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 6,943
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 7.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 36
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 1,052
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 1.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 2,180
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 2.30%


    TABLE 3. Tompkins County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 11,955
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 1,028
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 36,420
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 33,338
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 9.20%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 84,546
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.32
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 11,826
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 32.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 9,980
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 27.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 6,605
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 18.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 19,120
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 9,393
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 49.10%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 15,014
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 6,661
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 44.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 2,992
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 2,025
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 67.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 17,300
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 14,289
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 21.10%


    TABLE 4. Tompkins County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 97,287
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 855
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 8.80
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 594
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 6.10
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 7
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 8.20
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 12
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 1,052
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 10,344
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 9,010


    TABLE 5. Tompkins County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 13,716
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 13,766
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 12,460
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 50,667
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 44,190
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 87.20%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 21,140
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 41.70%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 36,822
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 27,742
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 32.70%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 11,884
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 -3804
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 3,311
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 13.70%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 16.80%


    TABLE 6. Tompkins County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 2,645
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 158
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 2,487
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 4,459
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 94,606
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 2,796
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 94,097
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 4,739
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 38,625
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 9.30%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 36,420
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 19,574
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 53.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 556
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 165
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 29.70%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 372
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 66.90%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 52,293


    TABLE 7. Tompkins County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 2,147,957
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 1,616,232
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 32.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 97,239
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 22,089
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 81.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 280,356
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 1,692,065
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 245,977
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 14.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 193,008
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 11.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 1,437,744
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 85.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 125,155
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 7.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 61,717
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 3.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 909,270
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 53.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 218,976
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 12.90%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 193,008
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 180,681
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 160,444




     









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