Student versus Non-Student Data:(Census 2000 - 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 IthacaIthaca-Tompkins County Transportation CouncilTompkins County Planning DepartmentTown 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:

http://www.tompkins-co.org/planning/documents.html

To get paper copies of these data comparisons or if you have any questions, call 607-274-5560 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