Elmira vs Elmira Heights

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

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

Elmira has the higher population (26,349 vs 4,254 in Elmira Heights). Elmira Heights has the higher median household income ($54,634 vs $43,089 in Elmira). Elmira Heights has the higher median home value ($98,200 vs $88,200 in Elmira).

Population, income & housing

	Elmira	Elmira Heights
Population	26,349	4,254
Median age	36.5 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,089	$54,634
Median home value	$88,200	$98,200
Median gross rent	$871	$807
Housing units	12,685	2,054
Homeownership rate	51.4%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmira	Elmira Heights
Population	27,402 → 26,349 (-3.8%)	4,199 → 4,254 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$36,909 → $43,089 (+16.7%)	$43,805 → $54,634 (+24.7%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $88,200 (+18.4%)	$81,600 → $98,200 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $871 (+19.5%)	$752 → $807 (+7.3%)

Elmira

Population

27,40226,349

Median household income

$36,909$43,089

Median home value

$74,500$88,200

Median gross rent

$729$871

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmira	Elmira Heights
Under 5	5.2%	7.1%
5 to 17	17.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.4%
75 and over	5.0%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmira	Elmira Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	74.8%
Black or African American	13.1%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmira	Elmira Heights
No high school diploma	17.2%	8.2%
High school graduate	36.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmira	Elmira Heights
Drove alone	67.7%	84.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.5%
Public transit	3.9%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	7.7%
Other means	3.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmira	Elmira Heights
1-unit, detached	49.4%	56.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	22.9%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	6.2%
20 or more units	6.7%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmira	Elmira Heights
Poverty rate	26.9%	28.0%
Average household size	2.23	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1938	1938