Some specifics about Tompkins County from the 2010 census (via the Ithaca Journal):
Census: Tompkins' diversity stable
But multi-racial segment increases
6:51 PM, Apr. 18, 2011
Written by
Liz Lawyer
Tompkins County became ever-so-slightly less white over the last decade, according to census data released last month, but county residents reporting themselves as multi-racial took a big jump.
Whites make up 82.6 percent of the population in Tompkins County, according to 2010 Census data, compared to 85.5 percent in 2000. The total population was 101,564 at the time of the census last April.
The second-largest racial group, Asians, increased by a little more than a percentage point, from 7.2 percent of the population in 2000 to 8.6 percent of the population in 2010. The large number of Asian residents may be attributed to Ithaca's two four-year colleges, which are a draw for students from outside the region.
Blacks are the third-largest group, and residents claiming only black heritage are half as common in the county as residents claiming only Asian heritage. Blacks made up 4 percent of the county's residents, up less than half a percentage point in 2010 from 3.6 percent in 2000.
Multi-racial growth
In 2010, 3,286 people, or 3.2 percent counted themselves as being of two or more races. Ten years ago, 2,180 people, or 2.3 percent, said they were multi-racial.
The number of people who are both white and black more than doubled. Last year, 1,001, or slightly less than 1 percent of the total population in 2010, said they are white and black, while in 2000, 436 people, or 0.5 percent of the total population, claimed both races.
People claiming both white and Asian heritage had a similar increase, up to 965 in 2010 from 437 in 2000.
Latino growth
The Hispanic or Latino population in the county also grew over the last decade, with 4,264 people of any race claiming Hispanic or Latino heritage. In 2000, there were 2,968 Hispanic or Latino residents in the county.
Hispanic origins were not classified as races in the census. According to the Census Bureau, "'Hispanic or Latino' refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race."
More information on the census data can be found at factfinder2.census.gov.
Here's the link:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/arti...text|FRONTPAGE