Elmira Heights vs West Elmira

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

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

West Elmira has the higher population (4,691 vs 4,254 in Elmira Heights). West Elmira has the higher median household income ($107,359 vs $54,634 in Elmira Heights). West Elmira has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $98,200 in Elmira Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Elmira Heights	West Elmira
Population	4,254	4,691
Median age	42.3 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,634	$107,359
Median home value	$98,200	$192,900
Median gross rent	$807	$1,435
Housing units	2,054	2,082
Homeownership rate	55.4%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmira Heights	West Elmira
Population	4,199 → 4,254 (+1.3%)	4,655 → 4,691 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$43,805 → $54,634 (+24.7%)	$73,701 → $107,359 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $98,200 (+20.3%)	$132,600 → $192,900 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $807 (+7.3%)	$1,024 → $1,435 (+40.1%)

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

West Elmira

Population

4,6554,691

Median household income

$73,701$107,359

Median home value

$132,600$192,900

Median gross rent

$1,024$1,435

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmira Heights	West Elmira
Under 5	7.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	15.7%	18.8%
55 to 64	14.5%	9.3%
65 to 74	9.4%	14.3%
75 and over	7.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmira Heights	West Elmira
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	92.0%
Black or African American	9.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmira Heights	West Elmira
No high school diploma	8.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	31.2%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmira Heights	West Elmira
Drove alone	84.5%	81.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	10.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmira Heights	West Elmira
1-unit, detached	56.6%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmira Heights	West Elmira
Poverty rate	28.0%	4.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1938	1949