Elmira Heights vs Horseheads North

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

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

Elmira Heights has the higher population (4,254 vs 2,600 in Horseheads North). Horseheads North has the higher median household income ($84,139 vs $54,634 in Elmira Heights). Horseheads North has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $98,200 in Elmira Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads North
Population	4,254	2,600
Median age	42.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,634	$84,139
Median home value	$98,200	$206,800
Median gross rent	$807	$1,176
Housing units	2,054	1,166
Homeownership rate	55.4%	82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads North
Population	4,199 → 4,254 (+1.3%)	2,613 → 2,600 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$43,805 → $54,634 (+24.7%)	$63,606 → $84,139 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $98,200 (+20.3%)	$160,600 → $206,800 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $807 (+7.3%)	$1,053 → $1,176 (+11.7%)

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 North

Population

2,6132,600

Median household income

$63,606$84,139

Median home value

$160,600$206,800

Median gross rent

$1,053$1,176

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads North
Under 5	7.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.2%
75 and over	7.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads North
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	93.3%
Black or African American	9.9%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads North
No high school diploma	8.2%	0.3%
High school graduate	31.2%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads North
Drove alone	84.5%	86.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	7.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads North
1-unit, detached	56.6%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	22.9%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Elmira Heights	Horseheads North
Poverty rate	28.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1938	1970