Student versus Non-Student Data: (Census Special Tabulation #137) Selected Summary File 3 Data for Tompkins County, NY
Background Information: In 2003, the Tompkins County Planning Department requested and received a Special Tabulation from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. This Special Tabulation (#137) provided separate sets of the 2000 Census data for "college students" and "non-college students" in Tompkins County. "College student" was defined as those answering "yes" to question 8a of the Census 2000 "long" form questionnaire ("at any time since February 1, 2000, has this person attended regular school or college?" - for ages 17+).
Funding Information: This special data set was funded by the following entities: Cornell University City of Ithaca Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council Tompkins County Planning Department Town of Ithaca
What data was included? Data received as part of this Special Tabulation includes: total population age / median age race / hispanic origin family households/non-family households / avg hh size housing units: renter / owner occupied commuting to work modes / mean travel time to work household/family income / mean household income per capita income / mean family income poverty status gross rent/mortgage / % of household income towards rent median rent/mortgage
Tabular Data: To view copies of tabular data comparisons, sorted by municipality, visit the Tompkins County Planning Department online at: To get paper copies of these data comparisons or if you have any questions, call and ask for Tom Mank.
Charts: The following slides show bar graph representations of the Special Tabulation data in these five categories: General Demographics Characteristics Selected Economic Characteristics Journey-to-Work Characteristics Selected Housing Characteristics Comparisons to Other Counties, NYS State, and the USA
General Demographics Characteristics
Total Non-Student Population
Non-White Race
Hispanic or Latino Race
Median Age
Average Household and Family Size – Non-Students
Percent of Children <5 Years Old
Percent of Persons >65 Years Old
Selected Economic Characteristics
Per Capita Income - Students
Per Capita Income – Non- Students
Median Household Income of Students
Median Household Income of Non-Students
Median Household and Family Income – Non-Students
Percent of Students Below Poverty Level
Percent of Non-Students Below Poverty Level
Journey-to-Work Characteristics
Mean Travel Time to Work
How Students Traveled to Work
How Non-Students Traveled to Work
Percent of Bus Commuters-to- Work
Percent of Walk-to-Work Trips
Percent of People Working at Home
Selected Housing Characteristics
Percentage of Housing Units Which Are Renter Occupied
Rental Housing Units – Non- Students
Percentage of Students Paying >30% Towards Rent
Percentage of Non-Students Paying >30% Towards Rent
Median Mortgage / Rent for Non- Students
Number of Vehicles in Households
Comparisons to Other Counties, New York State and USA
Median Mortgage / Rent
Mean Travel Time to Work
Percent of Non-Driving Trips to Work
Percent of Persons in Poverty
Percent of Families in Poverty