13068 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 13068, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

13068 is a zip code in Tompkins County, New York, which covers Dryden, Groton, and Lansing, with a total population of 4,699 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 13068 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 13068.

The estimated population of people living in 13068 is 4,699, with a median age of 43.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 13068 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
4,699
 -9.36% -14.56%
2020
5,184
 -0.9% -
2019
5,231
+1.38%
-
2018
5,160
 -6.18% -
2017
5,500
 - -

Population of 13068 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 13068 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
94.7%
91.6%
 +3.38%
Black/African American
0%
2%
 -100.00%
Native
0.4%
0.1%
 +300.00%
Hispanic
1.3%
1.9%
 -31.58%
Asian
1.1%
1.7%
 -35.29%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.5%
2.7%
 -7.41%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 13068 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 13068 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 13068 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 13068 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43.6 +10.1% 42.9 +10.57% 43.8 +4.29%
2020 39.6 +2.86% 38.8 +6.01% 42 +1.94%
2019 38.5 +4.05% 36.6 +8.93% 41.2 -0.48%
2018 37 +1.37% 33.6 -0.3% 41.4 +6.7%
2017 36.5 - 33.7 - 38.8 -

The median age of the 13068 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 13068 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 287 -8.36% 342 -38.75% 257 218
10 to 19 470 -40.01% 296 +4.73% 305 309
20 to 29 485 -47.56% 513 -49.3% 291 287
30 to 39 245 +23.95% 252 +11.56% 302 269
40 to 49 283 -4.55% 300 -21.34% 253 239
50 to 59 464 -8.7% 554 -48.82% 418 329
60 to 69 266 +7.4% 276 +43.55% 278 415
70+ 228 +32.59% 239 +8.3% 283 246

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 13068 zip code is $71,335.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 13068.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $62,688.00
  • 45 to 64
    $96,838.00
  • 65 and over
    $70,219.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 13068 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 13068, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 13068 is currently $90,042.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.61% of households in 13068 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 13068 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    14.03%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.64%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.54%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.93%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.43%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.81%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.61%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 13068 is $38,836.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 13068 by the total population of 13068.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 13068 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 13068 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    18.10%
  • Bachelor's degree
    36.25%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.77%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    31.77%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.11%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 13068 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 13068 zip over the age of 16 is 3,945.

Of those people, a total of 60.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 13068 is 56.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 13068 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 335 33.70% 58.40%
20 to 24 years 274 90.10% 6.90%
25 to 29 years 304 86.50% 3.40%
30 to 34 years 322 87.00% 10.40%
35 to 44 years 412 74.00% 2.30%
45 to 54 years 758 84.80% 6.50%
55 to 59 years 318 52.50% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 288 66.70% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 682 22.60% 0.00%
75 years and over 252 13.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 13068. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 3,811 60.70% 7.00%
Black or African American 0 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 18 77.80% 7.10%
Asian 52 51.90% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 63 68.30% 18.60%
Hispanic or Latino 56 71.40% 32.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,756 60.60% 6.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 13068 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 13068 is 2,229, with median earnings of $43,862.00.

Women in 13068 are earning approximately 78.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 2,229 $43,862.00
Male 1,192 $49,385.00
Female 1,037 $38,869.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 13068 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 265 $68,194.00
Business and Financial 56 $64,792.00
Computer and Mathematical 96 $98,750.00
Architecture and Engineering 35 $100,197.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 66 $52,500.00
Community and Social Service 90 $48,333.00
Legal 9 $0.00
Educational and Library 202 $63,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 11 $90,417.00
Healthcare Practitioners 208 $49,167.00
Healthcare Support 29 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 34 $75,476.00
Law Enforcement 13 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 97 $31,875.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 128 $29,531.00
Personal Care and Service 92 $54,063.00
Sales 277 $41,563.00
Office and Administrative Support 189 $27,366.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 104 $59,559.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 61 $29,073.00
Production 75 $34,830.00
Transportation and Material Moving 24 $56,250.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 13068 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 13068.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 111 $102,782.00 154 $55,938.00
Business and Financial 39 $64,875.00 17 $64,375.00
Computer and Mathematical 94 $99,000.00 2 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 35 $100,197.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 22 $0.00 44 $38,125.00
Community and Social Service 70 $47,917.00 20 $102,727.00
Legal 3 $0.00 6 $0.00
Educational and Library 81 $94,375.00 121 $27,366.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 4 $0.00 7 $19,375.00
Healthcare Practitioners 34 $49,167.00 174 $48,750.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 29 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 31 $0.00 3 $0.00
Law Enforcement 13 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 44 $27,308.00 53 $32,708.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 82 $31,364.00 46 $28,269.00
Personal Care and Service 50 $57,143.00 42 $20,500.00
Sales 130 $41,724.00 147 $40,893.00
Office and Administrative Support 55 $46,875.00 134 $25,938.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 87 $58,309.00 17 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 61 $29,073.00 0 $0.00
Production 66 $42,969.00 9 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 12 $0.00 12 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 1,996 households in 13068, with an average household size of 2.25 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,190 families living in the 13068 zip code with an average family size of 2.64 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 13068:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 885 103 202 806
Average Household Size 2.77 3.21 2.78 1.42
Total Families 885 103 202 0
Average Household Size 2.77 2.4 2.23 0

Poverty

Of the 1,190 families living in 13068, 7.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 13068:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 2,087 housing units in 13068.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,996 95.64%
Vacant 91 4.36%

29.85% of the total 2,087 housing units in 13068 are rental units. This is approximately 623 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,360 are occupied by the owner - or 65.17% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 13068 is $937.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 13068 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    13
  • Less than $500
    42
  • $500 to $999
    349
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    118
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    101
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    13
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 13068 is $182,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 13068 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    87
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    121
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    220
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    396
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    407
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    69
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    60
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 13068. The chart below shows the number of properties in 13068 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    391
  • 1940 to 1949
    56
  • 1950 to 1959
    89
  • 1960 to 1969
    234
  • 1970 to 1979
    475
  • 1980 to 1989
    212
  • 1990 to 1999
    283
  • 2000 to 2009
    231
  • 2010 to 2013
    116
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 13068 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    78
  • 1 vehicle available
    667
  • 2 vehicles available
    805
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    446

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 13068 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 13068 that commute to work in a particular way.

18.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 13068.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    104
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    66
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    345
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    584
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    533
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    152
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    193
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    13
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    17
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    44
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    31
  • 90 or more minutes
    6

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 13068 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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