Elmira vs Horseheads

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

Elmira and Horseheads 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 6,494 in Horseheads). Horseheads has the higher median household income ($59,267 vs $43,089 in Elmira). Horseheads has the higher median home value ($133,400 vs $88,200 in Elmira).

Population, income & housing

	Elmira	Horseheads
Population	26,349	6,494
Median age	36.5 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$43,089	$59,267
Median home value	$88,200	$133,400
Median gross rent	$871	$1,126
Housing units	12,685	3,459
Homeownership rate	51.4%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmira	Horseheads
Population	27,402 → 26,349 (-3.8%)	6,446 → 6,494 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$36,909 → $43,089 (+16.7%)	$50,443 → $59,267 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $88,200 (+18.4%)	$116,000 → $133,400 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $871 (+19.5%)	$978 → $1,126 (+15.1%)

Elmira

Population

27,40226,349

Median household income

$36,909$43,089

Median home value

$74,500$88,200

Median gross rent

$729$871

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	Horseheads
Under 5	5.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.8%	11.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.1%
75 and over	5.0%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmira	Horseheads
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	84.2%
Black or African American	13.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmira	Horseheads
No high school diploma	17.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	36.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmira	Horseheads
Drove alone	67.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	11.8%
Public transit	3.9%	2.3%
Walked	6.6%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.9%	4.4%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmira	Horseheads
1-unit, detached	49.4%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	14.5%
20 or more units	6.7%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmira	Horseheads
Poverty rate	26.9%	10.4%
Average household size	2.23	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1938	1958