Language Spoken At Home in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 97,193 | 100% |
English only | 82,163 | 84.5% |
Language other than English | 15,030 | 15.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,182 | 4.3% |
Spanish | 2,804 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 392 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,559 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 736 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,918 | 7.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,878 | 3.0% |
Other languages | 749 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 176 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 101,570 | 100% |
American | 6,470 | 6.4% |
Arab | 419 | 0.4% |
Czech | 481 | 0.5% |
Danish | 322 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 2,345 | 2.3% |
English | 12,340 | 12.1% |
French (except Basque) | 2,884 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 591 | 0.6% |
German | 15,230 | 15.0% |
Greek | 422 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 1,108 | 1.1% |
Irish | 13,327 | 13.1% |
Italian | 8,358 | 8.2% |
Lithuanian | 485 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 914 | 0.9% |
Polish | 3,316 | 3.3% |
Portuguese | 169 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,832 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 937 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 2,309 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 269 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 601 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,446 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 497 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 551 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 947 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 290 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 38,545 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,831 | 51.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,561 | 22.2% |
Married-couple family | 15,970 | 41.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,075 | 15.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 889 | 2.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 494 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,972 | 7.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,992 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 18,714 | 48.6% |
Householder living alone | 12,731 | 33.0% |
65 years and over | 3,369 | 8.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,221 | 23.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,933 | 20.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 88,084 | 100% |
Householder | 38,545 | 43.8% |
Spouse | 15,866 | 18.0% |
Child | 19,559 | 22.2% |
Other relatives | 2,317 | 2.6% |
Nonrelatives | 11,797 | 13.4% |
Unmarried partner | 3,188 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 43,229 | 100% |
Never married | 22,167 | 51.3% |
Now married, except separated | 16,967 | 39.2% |
Separated | 642 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 720 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 2,733 | 6.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 45,098 | 100% |
Never married | 20,671 | 45.8% |
Now married, except separated | 16,493 | 36.6% |
Separated | 947 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 2,960 | 6.6% |
Divorced | 4,027 | 8.9% |
Fertility in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,070 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 251 | 23.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,034 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 400 | 38.7% |
Less than 1 year | 50 | 4.8% |
1 or 2 years | 102 | 9.9% |
3 or 4 years | 93 | 9.0% |
5 or more years | 155 | 15.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 400 | 100% |
Who are female | 251 | 62.8% |
Who are married | 246 | 61.5% |
School Enrollment in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 42,057 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,145 | 2.7% |
Kindergarten | 651 | 1.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,089 | 16.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,181 | 9.9% |
College or graduate school | 28,991 | 68.9% |
Educational Attainment in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 57,768 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 948 | 1.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,051 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,604 | 20.1% |
Some college, no degree | 8,554 | 14.8% |
Associate's degree | 4,799 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 12,038 | 20.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 16,774 | 29.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 49.9% |
Veteran Status in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 85,055 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,951 | 5.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 100,691 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,844 | 9.8% |
Under 18 years | 16,210 | 100% |
With a disability | 685 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 73,735 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,690 | 7.7% |
65 years and over | 10,746 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,469 | 32.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 100,737 | 100% |
Same house | 73,743 | 73.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 24,313 | 24.1% |
Same county | 12,121 | 12.0% |
Different county | 12,192 | 12.1% |
Same state | 5,488 | 5.4% |
Different state | 6,704 | 6.7% |
Abroad | 2,681 | 2.7% |
Place Of Birth in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 101,570 | 100% |
Native | 88,981 | 87.6% |
Born in United States | 87,674 | 86.3% |
State of residence | 55,656 | 54.8% |
Different state | 32,018 | 31.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,307 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 12,589 | 12.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 12,589 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,685 | 29.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,904 | 70.7% |
Year of Entry in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 13,896 | 100% |
Native | 1,307 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 108 | 8.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,199 | 91.7% |
Foreign born | 12,589 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,221 | 9.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,368 | 90.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Tompkins County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 12,589 | 100% |
Europe | 2,711 | 21.5% |
Asia | 7,474 | 59.4% |
Africa | 578 | 4.6% |
Oceania | 62 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 1,004 | 8.0% |
Northern America | 760 | 6.0% |