Ithaca, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ithaca, NY: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 66,641. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ITHACA-NY · Ithaca, NY 2 ZIPs · 66,641 pop · #12630/25278 · Tompkins County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,445
  • RANK-MID #12630/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Groton
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 45% owners
  • POP-SMALL 66,641
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $353,500

Nearest income peer: Groton, NY (+ $7 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ithaca

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ithaca on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ithaca, NY sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
66,641
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,445
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 14850 (63,886 residents). Household income $71,445 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (44.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,480 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Hudson Falls is the closest lower-income city and Groton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ithaca.

Population concentration

ZIP 14850 swallows Ithaca's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 14850 still holds about 96% of Ithaca's 66,641 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Ithaca

Citywide ZBP: 1,661 establishments, 46,459 employees , annual payroll $2,415,187k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 14850 (1,637 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (253) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Ithaca, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Tompkins County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Ithaca. See the Tompkins County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Tompkins County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ithaca, Newfield, Freeville and Dryden among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lansing marks the far end of that range at $91,960, 29% above Ithaca.

Side-by-side: Compare 14850 vs 14853 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
14850 63,886 $71,445 1,637 196
14853 2,755 n/a 24 4,544

Ithaca roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ithaca, .