Elmira Heights vs Horseheads

A side-by-side comparison of Elmira Heights and Horseheads: population, income, housing, and more.

Elmira Heights and Horseheads are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Horseheads has the higher population (6,494 vs 4,254 in Elmira Heights). Horseheads has the higher median household income ($59,267 vs $54,634 in Elmira Heights). Horseheads has the higher median home value ($133,400 vs $98,200 in Elmira Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads
Population	4,254	6,494
Median age	42.3 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,634	$59,267
Median home value	$98,200	$133,400
Median gross rent	$807	$1,126
Housing units	2,054	3,459
Homeownership rate	55.4%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads
Population	4,199 → 4,254 (+1.3%)	6,446 → 6,494 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$43,805 → $54,634 (+24.7%)	$50,443 → $59,267 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $98,200 (+20.3%)	$116,000 → $133,400 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $807 (+7.3%)	$978 → $1,126 (+15.1%)

Elmira Heights

Population

4,1994,254

Median household income

$43,805$54,634

Median home value

$81,600$98,200

Median gross rent

$752$807

Horseheads

Population

6,4466,494

Median household income

$50,443$59,267

Median home value

$116,000$133,400

Median gross rent

$978$1,126

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads
Under 5	7.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	11.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	10.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	15.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.1%
75 and over	7.1%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	84.2%
Black or African American	9.9%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads
No high school diploma	8.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	31.2%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads
Drove alone	84.5%	81.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	0.8%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads
1-unit, detached	56.6%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	22.9%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	14.5%
20 or more units	8.7%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads
Poverty rate	28.0%	10.4%
Average household size	2.33	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1938	1958