Elma Center

Population: 3,091
Median household income: $115,859
Median home value: $409,000

Elma Center is a community in Erie County, New York, home to 3,091 residents. At $115,859, its median household income sits above Erie County's $71,175.

From 2019 to 2023, Elma Center's population declined 6.4% from 3,301 to 3,091, while its median home value rose 48.9% from $274,600 to $409,000.

Households average 2.59 people. The median gross rent is $1,367.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,091
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $115,859
Median home value: $409,000
Median gross rent: $1,367
Housing units: 1,347
Homeownership rate: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3013,091

Median household income

$91,875$115,859

Median home value

$274,600$409,000

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,367

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,301	$91,875	$274,600	$1,092
2020	3,806	$94,583	$303,500	$1,075
2021	3,742	$94,122	$338,300	$1,317
2022	3,434	$102,159	$411,000	$1,324
2023	3,091	$115,859	$409,000	$1,367

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.3%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	410	13.3%
5 to 17	429	13.9%
18 to 24	95	3.1%
25 to 34	313	10.1%
35 to 44	429	13.9%
45 to 54	173	5.6%
55 to 64	388	12.6%
65 to 74	512	16.6%
75 and over	342	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,085	99.8%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree28.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	1.4%
High school graduate	543	25.2%
Some college or associate's	455	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	523	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	606	28.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	995	81.0%
Carpooled	96	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	137	11.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	258	23.6%
15 to 29 min	418	38.3%
30 to 44 min	225	20.6%
45 to 59 min	100	9.2%
60+ min	91	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 2.2% (67 of 3,091)

	Count	Share
Family households	788	66.2%
Nonfamily households	403	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,191	88.4%
Vacant	156	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,035	86.9%
Renter-occupied	156	13.1%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,127	83.7%
1-unit, attached	100	7.4%
2 to 4 units	69	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	51	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3624141
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.8282, -78.6343