Tompkins County, New York Demographics

Tompkins County is 30th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Tompkins County is 46th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Tompkins County is 2nd in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Tompkins County is 3rd in New York out of 62 other counties in Income below poverty line

Tompkins County is 3rd in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Two or More

Tompkins County is 3rd in New York out of 62 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Tompkins County is 4th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Asian

Tompkins County is 9th in New York out of 62 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Tompkins County is 9th in New York out of 62 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Tompkins County is 10th in New York out of 62 other counties in Foreign born residents

Tompkins County is 19th in New York out of 62 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Size Demographics
	Tompkins County	Rank	New York	US
Current population (2012)	102,554	28th	19,570,261	313,914,040
Size in square miles	474.6	46th	47,126.4	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	214	23rd	411.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Tompkins County	Rank	New York	US
Residents younger than 5	4.2%	60th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	15.6%	60th	21.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.5%	60th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Tompkins County	Rank	New York	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.6%	3rd	84.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	49.8%	2nd	32.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Tompkins County	Rank	New York	US
Race - White	82.6%	48th	71.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.3%	31st	17.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	33rd	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	9.5%	4th	8.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	9th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.1%	3rd	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	24th	18.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	79.1%	45th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Tompkins County	Rank	New York	US
Female residents	50.6%	28th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	12.7%	10th	21.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Tompkins County	Rank	New York	US
Housing units	41,789	30th	8,119,364	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	38.0%	9th	50.5%	25.9%
Households	38,531	29th	7,215,687	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	55.3%	58th	54.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$165,900	22nd	$301,000	$186,200
People per household	2.3	58th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	269	19th	24,872	829,658

Income Demographics
	Tompkins County	Rank	New York	US
Income per capita	$26,199	23rd	$31,796	$27,915
Income per household	$49,789	31st	$56,951	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.4%	3rd	14.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Tompkins County	Rank	New York	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,326	28th	521,537	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	45,545	21st	7,369,731	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	9,665	25th	1,956,733	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,018,298	31st	$230,718,065	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,141	37th	$11,879	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$177,718	25th	$39,813,499	$613,795,732