What percentage of people rent in Northwest Ithaca, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Northwest Ithaca, NY, 2020–2024
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49.8% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Northwest Ithaca, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 520 renting households against 525 that own their home.

In Northwest Ithaca, the share of households that rent went from 51.0% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.8% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 520 (±157)
Median renter income: $21,607 (±$8,174)

Who rents and who owns in Northwest Ithaca

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Northwest Ithaca	Tompkins County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.8% (±9.9 points)	45.9% (±1.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	520 (±157)	19,841 (±806)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	525 (±103)	23,422 (±635)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	1.7 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,607 (±$8,174)	$44,517 (±$2,151)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,574 (±$21,900)	$113,365 (±$5,936)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Northwest 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 higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Tompkins County, Northwest Ithaca ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 24 of 414.

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

How renting in Northwest 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	51.0% (±9.7 points)	49.8% (±9.9 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,056 (±$246)	$1,185 (±$74)	+12.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$71,635 (±$12,922)	$56,753 (±$13,759)	−20.8%	Down 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 Northwest Ithaca

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Northwest Ithaca
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Northwest Ithaca	—	49.8% (±9.9 points)	—
Ithaca	1.9 mi	70.4% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Village of Cayuga Heights	2.5 mi	38.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Lansing	3.3 mi	76.6% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Forest Home	3.4 mi	64.8% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Northeast Ithaca	3.7 mi	43.5% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
South Hill	4.0 mi	33.7% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Town of Enfield	4.5 mi	20.8% (±7.8 points)	Lower
East Ithaca	4.6 mi	40.1% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: South Hill, NY (33.7%), Town of Enfield, NY (20.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: 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)

Northwest 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 Northwest Ithaca

How many renters are there in Northwest Ithaca?

Northwest Ithaca has an estimated 520 (±157) renting households, 49.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Northwest Ithaca?

In Northwest Ithaca, the share of households that rent went from 51.0% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Northwest Ithaca?

A renting household in Northwest Ithaca has 1.8 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Northwest Ithaca?

The median renting household in Northwest Ithaca, NY has an income of $21,607 (±$8,174) a year, against $95,574 for households that own their 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 Northwest Ithaca CDP, New York (place:53853, 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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