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Elmira, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $87,269 (it was $52,500 in 2000)
Elmira:

$87,269
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,175 - $112,823

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $115,068
Here:

$115,068
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $250,386
Here:

$250,386
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $92,810
Here:

$92,810
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,466
Here:

$91,466
State:

$764,568

Total population: 28,647 (All urban)

Houses: 12,545 (10,385 occupied: 5,113 owner occupied, 5,063 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

46%

Housing density: 1,715 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $108,682.

Median contract rent in 2022: $646 (lower quartile is $505, upper quartile is $906)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,291


Median gross rent in Elmira, NY in 2022: $818

Housing units in Elmira with a mortgage: 2,815 (107 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 89 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 100

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $67,744

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $45,066

Median monthly housing costs: $812

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Elmira, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1949

Household type by relationship:

Households: 25,809
  • Male householders: 3,967 (1,568 living alone), Female householders: 6,078 (2,366 living alone)
  • 3,122 spouses (3,086 opposite-sex spouses), 1,019 unmarried partners, (977 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,660 children (6,093 natural, 189 adopted, 377 stepchildren), 629 grandchildren, 273 brothers or sisters, 161 parents, 10 foster children, 289 other relatives, 791 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,804

Size of family households: 2,246 2-persons, 1,187 3-persons, 702 4-persons, 559 5-persons, 151 6-persons, 262 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,516 1-person, 609 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 20 5-persons.

2,377 married couples with children.
2,626 single-parent households (508 men, 2,118 women).

94.8% of residents of Elmira speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 736 (2.9%)
(71.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.2
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elmira, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elmira, New York
  • 0no bedroom
  • 511 bedroom
  • 1,2352 bedrooms
  • 2,4163 bedrooms
  • 1,1574 bedrooms
  • 2545+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elmira, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elmira, New York
  • 220no bedroom
  • 1,6221 bedroom
  • 1,4492 bedrooms
  • 1,2523 bedrooms
  • 4414 bedrooms
  • 795+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Elmira in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elmira in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 317no vehicle
  • 2,3011 vehicle
  • 1,9482 vehicles
  • 3773 vehicles
  • 1654 vehicles
  • 65+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Elmira in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Elmira in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,858no vehicle
  • 2,2091 vehicle
  • 8352 vehicles
  • 1473 vehicles
  • 114 vehicles
  • 35+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elmira, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elmira, New York
  • 01 room
  • 52 rooms
  • 723 rooms
  • 2694 rooms
  • 5835 rooms
  • 1,1726 rooms
  • 1,2877 rooms
  • 7578 rooms
  • 9689+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elmira, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elmira, New York
  • 1921 room
  • 802 rooms
  • 1,1053 rooms
  • 1,0154 rooms
  • 8645 rooms
  • 9646 rooms
  • 2937 rooms
  • 3318 rooms
  • 2189+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Elmira, NY
Elmira city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Elmira, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Elmira, NY in 2022
  • 821Less than $10,000
  • 2,095$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,147$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,252$30,000 to $39,999
  • 884$40,000 to $49,999
  • 902$50,000 to $59,999
  • 956$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,046$75,000 to $99,999
  • 663$100,000 to $124,999
  • 345$125,000 to $149,999
  • 186$150,000 to $199,999
  • 106$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Elmira, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Elmira, NY in 2022
  • 54Less than $10,000
  • 50$10,000 to $14,999
  • 13$15,000 to $19,999
  • 73$20,000 to $24,999
  • 64$25,000 to $29,999
  • 139$30,000 to $34,999
  • 56$35,000 to $39,999
  • 170$40,000 to $49,999
  • 379$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,010$60,000 to $69,999
  • 316$70,000 to $79,999
  • 804$80,000 to $89,999
  • 448$90,000 to $99,999
  • 847$100,000 to $124,999
  • 163$125,000 to $149,999
  • 202$150,000 to $174,999
  • 111$175,000 to $199,999
  • 45$200,000 to $249,999
  • 28$250,000 to $299,999
  • 84$300,000 to $399,999
  • 42$400,000 to $499,999
  • 34$500,000 to $749,999
  • 23$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Elmira, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Elmira, NY in 2022
  • 55Less than $100
  • 6$100 to $149
  • 294$200 to $249
  • 355$250 to $299
  • 109$300 to $349
  • 185$350 to $399
  • 74$400 to $449
  • 193$450 to $499
  • 332$500 to $549
  • 362$550 to $599
  • 453$600 to $649
  • 404$650 to $699
  • 430$700 to $749
  • 310$750 to $799
  • 907$800 to $899
  • 247$900 to $999
  • 236$1,000 to $1,249
  • 150$1,250 to $1,499
  • 40$1,500 to $1,999
  • 189$2,000 to $2,499
  • 8$3,000 to $3,499
  • 170No cash rent
Work and jobs in Elmira: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.2%
Number of people working at home: 855 (8.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 738
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,517
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,404
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,393
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,245
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 443
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 383
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 126
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 79
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 446
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 500
  • 90 or more minutes: 294
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Elmira

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 12,218 (79.7%)
  • Carpooled: 913 (6.0%)
  • Bus: 241 (1.6%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 13 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 372 (2.4%)
  • Bicycle: 60 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 568 (3.7%)
  • Worked at home: 855 (5.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 13.6%Males
  • 7.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 15.7%Males
  • 4.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 5.6%Males
  • 9.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 19.8%Males
  • 14.8%Females
Races in Elmira detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elmira, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elmira, New York
  • 1572010 or later
  • 1292000 to 2009
  • 1791990 to 1999
  • 2671980 to 1989
  • 531970 to 1979
  • 169Before 1970
Ancestries in Elmira, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,329 (14.2%)
  • Irish: 1,300 (13.9%)
  • American: 1,006 (10.7%)
  • Italian: 976 (10.4%)
  • German: 550 (5.9%)
  • Polish: 319 (3.4%)
  • African: 195 (2.1%)
  • Jamaican: 127 (1.4%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 107 (1.1%)
  • European: 89 (1.0%)
  • Ukrainian: 83 (0.9%)
  • Lebanese: 69 (0.7%)
  • Dutch: 59 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 56 (0.6%)
  • French: 44 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 27 (0.3%)
  • Slovak: 24 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 24 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 21 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 17 (0.2%)
  • British: 16 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 14 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 11 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 10 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 8 (0.09%)
  • Austrian: 7 (0.07%)
  • British West Indian: 5 (0.05%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 3 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica
Elmira:

21.3% (141)
New York:

5.0% (227,557)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Elmira:

9.7% (64)
New York:

9.1% (410,910)

Ecuador
Elmira:

8.8% (58)
New York:

3.9% (177,448)

Dominican Republic
Elmira:

8.5% (56)
New York:

11.1% (501,040)

Canada
Elmira:

6.5% (43)
New York:

1.3% (59,107)

Georgia
Elmira:

4.8% (32)
New York:

0.2% (11,219)

Hong Kong
Elmira:

4.7% (31)
New York:

0.9% (42,220)

Ukraine
Elmira:

4.5% (30)
New York:

1.7% (78,421)

Moldova
Elmira:

4.4% (29)
New York:

0.1% (6,415)

Philippines
Elmira:

3.6% (24)
New York:

2.0% (91,070)

Bhutan
Elmira:

3.3% (22)
New York:

0.1% (3,762)

Germany
Elmira:

2.6% (17)
New York:

0.9% (38,713)

Russia
Elmira:

2.1% (14)
New York:

1.7% (75,802)

Other Western Europe
Elmira:

1.8% (12)
New York:

0.0% (333)

Italy
Elmira:

1.7% (11)
New York:

1.8% (81,374)

Korea
Elmira:

1.7% (11)
New York:

1.8% (82,786)

Guatemala
Elmira:

1.7% (11)
New York:

1.4% (61,245)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 20,121
  • Other state: 4,663
  • Northeast: 2,122
  • Midwest: 554
  • South: 1,066
  • West: 1,095

85.6% of Elmira residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67.7% lived in New York.


Elmira:

85.6%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 55
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 11
  • 5th and 6th grade: 57
  • 7th and 8th grade: 207
  • 9th grade: 88
  • 10th grade: 497
  • 11th grade: 288
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 394
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,261
  • Less than 1 year of college: 596
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 826
  • Associate degree: 448
  • Bachelor's degree: 858
  • Master's degree: 429
  • Professional school degree: 56
  • Doctorate degree: 112
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 105
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 138
  • 7th and 8th grade: 113
  • 9th grade: 144
  • 10th grade: 245
  • 11th grade: 355
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 238
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,032
  • Less than 1 year of college: 498
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 797
  • Associate degree: 1,384
  • Bachelor's degree: 880
  • Master's degree: 727
  • Professional school degree: 54
  • Doctorate degree: 100
Educational Attainment for Females
Elmira marital status for males
Elmira marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,998
  • One, attached: 412
  • Two: 2,880
  • 3 or 4: 1,140
  • 5 to 9: 889
  • 10 to 19: 245
  • 20 to 49: 366
  • 50 or more: 570
  • Mobile homes: 34
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Elmira
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Elmira, NY
  • 86.9%Utility gas
  • 8.2%Electricity
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Elmira, NY
  • 62.5%Utility gas
  • 31.6%Electricity
  • 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 501
Here:

17.2%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
Here:

6.9%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,053
Here:

75.5%
New York:

39.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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