Elmira vs West Elmira

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

Elmira 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.

Elmira has the higher population (26,349 vs 4,691 in West Elmira). West Elmira has the higher median household income ($107,359 vs $43,089 in Elmira). West Elmira has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $88,200 in Elmira).

Population, income & housing

	Elmira	West Elmira
Population	26,349	4,691
Median age	36.5 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,089	$107,359
Median home value	$88,200	$192,900
Median gross rent	$871	$1,435
Housing units	12,685	2,082
Homeownership rate	51.4%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmira	West Elmira
Population	27,402 → 26,349 (-3.8%)	4,655 → 4,691 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$36,909 → $43,089 (+16.7%)	$73,701 → $107,359 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $88,200 (+18.4%)	$132,600 → $192,900 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $871 (+19.5%)	$1,024 → $1,435 (+40.1%)

Elmira

Population

27,40226,349

Median household income

$36,909$43,089

Median home value

$74,500$88,200

Median gross rent

$729$871

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	West Elmira
Under 5	5.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	8.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	18.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	14.3%
75 and over	5.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmira	West Elmira
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	92.0%
Black or African American	13.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmira	West Elmira
No high school diploma	17.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	36.0%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmira	West Elmira
Drove alone	67.7%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	5.1%
Public transit	3.9%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.9%	10.2%
Other means	3.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmira	West Elmira
1-unit, detached	49.4%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	30.6%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.7%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elmira	West Elmira
Poverty rate	26.9%	4.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1938	1949