| | Ithaca, NY | Mountain Home, AR | United States |
| Population | 31,819 | 12,722 | 329,725,481 |
| Female Population | 49.2% | 51.3% | 50.5% |
| Male Population | 50.8% | 48.7% | 49.5% |
| Median Age | 22.3 | 43.1 | 38.4 |
| space3 | | | |
| Population - 2010 | 30,046 | 12,452 | 309,327,143 |
| Population - 2000 | 29,287 | 11,012 | 285,036,114 |
| Population - 1990 | 29,541 | 9,027 | 251,960,433 |
| Pop. 2000 to Now | 5.8% | 14.8% | 15.6% |
| Pop. 1990 to Now | 4.9% | 40.0% | 30.8% |
| space4 | | | |
| Population Density | 5,904.4 | 1,068.9 | 93.4 |
| Land Area | 5.4 | 11.9 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Water Area | 0.7 | 0.0 | 264,836.8 |
| space | | | |
| Est. Total Population By Age | | | |
| | Ithaca, NY | Mountain Home, AR | United States |
| Age 0 to 4 | 1.8% | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 1.9% | 6.0% | 6.1% |
| Age 10 to 14 | 2.2% | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 1.7% | 4.5% | 3.9% |
| Age 18 to 20 | 28.2% | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| Age 21 to 24 | 23.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Age 25 to 34 | 12.4% | 13.3% | 13.8% |
| Age 35 to 44 | 9.4% | 10.2% | 12.9% |
| Age 45 to 54 | 5.8% | 10.3% | 12.6% |
| Age 55 to 59 | 3.4% | 5.2% | 6.7% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 3.2% | 5.0% | 6.3% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 3.7% | 11.9% | 9.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 1.6% | 11.8% | 4.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.3% | 4.6% | 1.9% |
| space1 | | | |
| Race | | | |
| | Ithaca, NY | Mountain Home, AR | United States |
| White | 64.1% | 92.7% | 59.4% |
| Black | 4.5% | 0.5% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 16.1% | 0.4% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Two or More Races | 6.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 8.4% | 3.2% | 18.4% |
| space2 | | | |
| Marriage & Family | | | |
| | Ithaca, NY | Mountain Home, AR | United States |
| Married Population | 20.0% | 50.3% | 49.8% |
| Currently Married | 19.0% | 48.4% | 48.0% |
| Married but Separated | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| Single Population | 80.0% | 49.7% | 50.2% |
| Never Married | 73.7% | 24.9% | 33.8% |
| Divorced | 4.2% | 11.9% | 10.8% |
| Widowed | 2.0% | 12.9% | 5.6% |
| space5 | | | |
| Household Size | 1.93 | 2.09 | 2.60 |
| Households | 12,547 | 5,963 | 124,010,992 |
| Family Households | 3,451 | 2,967 | 80,755,759 |
| Married couple, w/children | 30.7% | 35.6% | 30.5% |
| Married couple, no children | 44.5% | 48.3% | 42.9% |
| Non Family Households | 9,096 | 2,996 | 43,255,233 |
| Single householder, w/children | 16.7% | 9.0% | 15.8% |
| Single householder, no children | 8.1% | 7.0% | 10.8% |