What percentage of people rent in East Ithaca, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in East Ithaca, NY, 2020–2024
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40.1% (±13.1 points) of the occupied homes in East Ithaca, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 431 renting households against 645 that own their home.

In East Ithaca, the share of households that rent went from 37.4% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.1% (±13.1 points)
Renting households: 431 (±192)

Who rents and who owns in East Ithaca

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Ithaca	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.1% (±13.1 points)	45.9% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	431 (±192)	19,841 (±806)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	645 (±158)	23,422 (±635)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$44,517 (±$2,151)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$136,047 (±$32,943)	$113,365 (±$5,936)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In East Ithaca, the renter share is not measurably different from Tompkins County (45.9%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Tompkins County, East Ithaca ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 53 of 414.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in East Ithaca has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.4% (±13.1 points)	40.1% (±13.1 points)	+2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,136 (±$196)	$1,234 (±$447)	+8.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,519 (±$9,025)	$116,410 (±$31,190)	+92.4%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near East Ithaca

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Ithaca
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Ithaca	—	40.1% (±13.1 points)	—
Forest Home	2.0 mi	64.8% (±13.5 points)	Higher
South Hill	2.0 mi	33.7% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ithaca	2.6 mi	70.4% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Northeast Ithaca	3.1 mi	43.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Cayuga Heights	3.3 mi	38.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Ithaca	4.6 mi	49.8% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lansing	4.8 mi	76.6% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Town of Dryden	6.2 mi	36.8% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Forest Home, NY (64.8%), Ithaca, NY (70.4%), Village of Lansing, NY (76.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Tompkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Forest Home	64.8% (±13.5 points)
2	Northwest Ithaca	49.8% (±9.9 points)
3	Northeast Ithaca	43.5% (±8.8 points)
4	South Lansing	40.2% (±18.3 points)
5	East Ithaca	40.1% (±13.1 points)
6	South Hill	33.7% (±12.2 points)

East Ithaca is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Ithaca, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Ithaca

How many renters are there in East Ithaca?

East Ithaca has an estimated 431 (±192) renting households, 40.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Ithaca?

In East Ithaca, the share of households that rent went from 37.4% in 2015–2019 to 40.1% in 2020–2024 (+2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Ithaca?

A renting household in East Ithaca has 1.6 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Ithaca CDP, New York (place:22326, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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