Horseheads North vs West Elmira

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

Horseheads North 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 2,600 in Horseheads North). West Elmira has the higher median household income ($107,359 vs $84,139 in Horseheads North). Horseheads North has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $192,900 in West Elmira).

Population, income & housing

	Horseheads North	West Elmira
Population	2,600	4,691
Median age	42.1 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,139	$107,359
Median home value	$206,800	$192,900
Median gross rent	$1,176	$1,435
Housing units	1,166	2,082
Homeownership rate	82.7%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Horseheads North	West Elmira
Population	2,613 → 2,600 (-0.5%)	4,655 → 4,691 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$63,606 → $84,139 (+32.3%)	$73,701 → $107,359 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$160,600 → $206,800 (+28.8%)	$132,600 → $192,900 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,053 → $1,176 (+11.7%)	$1,024 → $1,435 (+40.1%)

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

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)

	Horseheads North	West Elmira
Under 5	6.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	15.2%	18.8%
55 to 64	15.3%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	14.3%
75 and over	5.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Horseheads North	West Elmira
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	92.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	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	2.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Horseheads North	West Elmira
No high school diploma	0.3%	2.1%
High school graduate	33.8%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Horseheads North	West Elmira
Drove alone	86.8%	81.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Horseheads North	West Elmira
1-unit, detached	72.9%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Horseheads North	West Elmira
Poverty rate	4.2%	4.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1970	1949