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Ithaca Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ithaca Area is $27,829, which is lower than the state average of $32,829 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Ithaca Area median household income is $52,836. On average Ithaca Area residents spend 18.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #142

Ithaca Area	27,829 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ithaca Area	25,590 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ithaca Area	30,373 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ithaca Area	21,451 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #170

Ithaca Area	52,836 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ithaca Area	72,701 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Ithaca Area	13.61%
New York	35.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Ithaca Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New York and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ithaca Area		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.61%	$13,431, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.41%	$18,529, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.93%	$3,522, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.38%	$28,526, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ithaca Area	74,733 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ithaca Area	96,198 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ithaca Area	New York	U.S.
White	$57,543, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Black	$17,016, see rank	$41,598	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,105, see rank	$40,814	$42,396
Asian	$24,971, see rank	$62,420	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,769, see rank	$36,669	$37,170
One Race, Other	$40,625, see rank	$36,694	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,250, see rank	$49,102	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ithaca Area	New York	U.S.
less than 25	$11,489, see rank	$27,968	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,946, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,956, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$48,693, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ithaca Area	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	89,078, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	43,445, 48.77%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	27,134, 62.46%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	40, 0.09%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	27,094, 62.36%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	25,321, 93.46%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,773, 6.54%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,311, 37.54%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	45,633, 51.23%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	25,285, 55.41%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	25,285, 55.41%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	24,003, 94.93%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,282, 5.07%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	20,348, 44.59%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ithaca Area	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	47,977, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	29,787, 62.09%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,148, 8.65%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,132, 6.53%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	7,135, 14.87%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	858, 1.79%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,917, 6.08%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ithaca Area	18.4 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ithaca Area	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	49,324	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	25,321, 51.34%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,823, 50.64%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,231, 16.71%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,022, 11.93%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	304, 1.20%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,555, 6.14%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,381, 9.40%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	24,003, 48.66%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,799, 53.32%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,584, 19.10%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,737, 23.90%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	52, 0.22%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 0.10%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	711, 2.96%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ithaca Area	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	49,324, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	859, 1.74%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	1,676, 3.40%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,843, 5.76%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	261, 0.53%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,027, 8.16%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,483, 3.01%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	669, 1.36%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,760, 3.57%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,727, 9.58%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	22,810, 46.25%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,789, 9.71%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,442, 2.92%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,978, 4.01%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ithaca Area	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18,438	20.59%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,860	9.22%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.