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Student versus Non-Student Data: (Census 2000 - Special Tabulation #137). Selected Summary File 3 Data for Tompkins County, NY. Background Information:.
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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