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Population: 3,098. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,101 (+0.1% change)
Males: 1,427 (46.1%), Females: 1,671 (53.9%)

Gratiot County

Zip code: 48847

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $35,045
Median house value: $72,700

Population by Race

Races in Ithaca:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • Hispanic (5.3%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (25.7%), English (16.6%), United States (15.1%), Irish (7.8%), French (4.9%), Dutch (3.6%).

Land area: 4.1 square miles

Map of Ithaca, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ithaca

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ithaca city

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 55.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+2.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ithaca:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ithaca:

  • CAPITAL CITY (about 37 miles; LANSING, MI; Abbreviation: LAN)
  • MBS INTL (about 41 miles; SAGINAW, MI; Abbreviation: MBS)
  • BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; FLINT, MI; Abbreviation: FNT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ithaca:

  • GRATIOT COMMUNITY (about 6 miles; ALMA, MI; Abbreviation: AMN)
  • RANDOLPH’S LANDING AREA (about 15 miles; ST JOHNS, MI; Abbreviation: 61G)
  • HAMP (about 16 miles; ELWELL, MI; Abbreviation: 68R)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ithaca:

  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MIDLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 38,639)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 46 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,117)
  • LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,454)
  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; FLINT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,900)

Schools

Public high schools in Ithaca:

  • ITHACA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 661; Location: 710 N. UNION STREET; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • ITHACA ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Students: 22; Location: 125 S. MAPLE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Ithaca:

  • NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 462; Location: 201 E. ARCADA STREET; Grades: 03 – 06)
  • SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 400 E. WEBSTER STREET; Grades: KG – 02)

Private primary/middle schools in Ithaca:

  • COUNTRYSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 4308 SOUTH LUCE ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ITHACA S D A SCHOOL (Students: 16; Location: 935 NORTH PINE RIVER; Grades: 1 – 7)

Libraries

Library in Ithaca:

  • THOMPSON HOME PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $128,084; Location: 125 WEST CENTER STREET; 26,281 books; 394 audio materials; 1,179 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)

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