People QuickFacts Ithaca New York Population, 2006 estimate 29,829 19,306,183 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 3.7% 1.7% Population, 2000 29,287 18,976,457 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 2.5% 6.5% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 9.2% 24.7% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 6.3% 12.9% Female persons, percent, 2000 49.4% 51.8%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 74.0% 67.9% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 6.7% 15.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 13.7% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.4% 3.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 5.3% 15.1%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 19.4% 61.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 16.0% 20.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 22.6% 28.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.5% 79.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 57.9% 27.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 14.3 31.7  Housing units, 2000 10,736 7,679,307 Homeownership rate, 2000 26.0% 53.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $96,200 $148,700  Households, 2000 10,287 7,056,860 Persons per household, 2000 2.13 2.61 Median household income, 1999 $21,441 $43,393 Per capita money income, 1999 $13,408 $23,389 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 40.2% 14.6%     Business QuickFacts Ithaca New York Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 41,525 343,663,041 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 424,213 178,067,530 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,196 $9,291 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 100,142 27,835,952 Total number of firms, 2002 2,347 1,707,168 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 7.6% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 8.5% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 9.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 37.9% 29.6%      Geography QuickFacts Ithaca New York Land area, 2000 (square miles) 5 47,213 Persons per square mile, 2000 5,363.9 401.9 FIPS Code 38077 36 Counties Tompkins County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts