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Cayuga Heights is a Census village of 4,000 people across 1.77 square miles of land, in Tompkins County. Median household income is $166,526, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cayuga Heights
What Cayuga Heights is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.77 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,264
- County holding the largest share of its areaTompkins County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cayuga Heights
- Population4,000
- Median age34.3 plus or minus 8.2
- Population under 18461 plus or minus 159
- Share under 1811.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over1,254 plus or minus 275
- Share 65 and over31.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households1,359
- Family households730
- Share of households that are families53.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cayuga Heights
- Median household income$166,526
- Per capita income$70,380 plus or minus $14,396
- Civilian labor force1,466
- Employed1,413
- Unemployed53 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over2,258
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher81.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree63.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cayuga Heights
- Housing units1,536
- Occupied units1,359
- Vacant units177 plus or minus 122
- Vacancy rate11.5 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied831
- Renter occupied528 plus or minus 210
- Ownership rate61.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$433,000 plus or minus $141,187
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,700 plus or minus $375
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units969
- Share single family63.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more567 plus or minus 199
- Share in buildings of two or more36.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cayuga Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,080
- Commuting under 15 minutes673 plus or minus 202
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.3 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more44 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Drove alone30.6 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Carpooled13.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Public transport12.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Walked13.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Worked from home22.5 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Cayuga Heights
- NFIP communityVillage of Cayuga Heights
- NFIP community number361594
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Cayuga Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 361594 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tompkins County, not Cayuga Heights
Tompkins County context, not Cayuga Heights figures
- Establishments in Tompkins County2,230
- Covered employment, Tompkins County48,051
- Average annual pay, Tompkins County$69,770
- Housing units permitted, Tompkins County337
Every figure in this section is published for Tompkins County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cayuga Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cayuga Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cayuga Heights, New York?
4,000, in 1,359 households. Cayuga Heights village covers 1.77 square miles of land, which is 2,264 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cayuga Heights in?
Tompkins County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cayuga Heights?
$166,526. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $433,000. Median gross rent is $1,700 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cayuga Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cayuga Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cayuga Heights, village of, community 361594, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cayuga Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tompkins County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cayuga Heights.
Is zoning published for Cayuga Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.