2024 population: 81,115 ( 3,037 from 2020)
Land area: 407.3 square miles
Population density: 199.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	68,349	84.26%	5.4%
Black:	4,833	5.96%	1.1%
Indian:	207	0.26%	7.6%
Asian:	1,322	1.63%	9.9%
2+ races:	3,075	3.79%	15.0%
Hispanic:	3,329	4.10%	14.2%

Total non-White:	12,766	15.74%	7.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,435	10.2
Deaths:	4,800	14.3
Net Migration:	-2,153	-6.4
Net Immigration:	459	1.4

Change in White population:	-3,899	-4.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	862	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
84,152
72,248	85.85%
4,889	5.81%
224	0.27%
1,203	1.43%
2,674	3.18%
2,914	3.46%
11,904	14.15%

2010
88,830
77,643	87.41%
5,528	6.22%
206	0.23%
1,055	1.19%
2,062	2.32%
2,240	2.52%
11,187	12.59%

2000
91,070
82,131	90.18%
5,150	5.65%
188	0.21%
722	0.79%
1,159	1.27%
1,609	1.77%
8,939	9.82%

1990
95,195
87,794	92.23%
4,867	5.11%
295	0.31%
976	1.03%
n/a
1,263	1.33%
7,401	7.77%

1980
97,656
92,088	94.30%
3,906	4.00%
205	0.21%
460	0.47%
n/a
934	0.96%
5,568	5.70%

1970
101,537
97,783	96.30%
3,370	3.32%
83	0.08%
97	0.10%
n/a
151	0.15%
3,754	3.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
8,887	10.0
8,793	9.9
-5,855	-6.6
356	0.4

-5,395	-6.1
717	0.8

Number	Rate
2000's
9,812	10.8
8,603	9.4
-3,761	-4.1
337	0.4

-4,488	-4.9
2,248	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
11,493	12.1
9,671	10.2
-5,517	-5.8
256	0.3

-5,663	-5.9
1,538	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
13,530	13.9
9,647	9.9
-5,722	-5.9
n/a

-4,294	-4.4
1,833	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,674	-9.5
n/a

-5,695	-5.6
1,814	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Elmira, NY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.7
17,589	21.7%
63,526	78.3%
16,376	20.2%

34,779
2.29

20,599	59.2%
14,664	71.2%
2,341	11.4%
14,180	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
19,880	22.4%
68,950	77.6%
13,943	15.7%

35,462
2.37

22,551	63.6%
16,089	71.3%
2,875	12.7%
12,911	36.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
22,161	24.3%
68,909	75.7%
14,203	15.6%

35,076
2.44

23,461	66.9%
17,707	75.5%
2,818	12.0%
11,615	33.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
24,197	25.4%
70,998	74.6%
14,309	15.0%

35,184
2.57

24,895	70.8%
19,830	79.7%
2,411	9.7%
10,289	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
27,660	28.3%
69,996	71.7%
12,463	12.8%

34,386
2.74

25,509	74.2%
21,344	83.7%
1,951	7.6%
8,877	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Elmira, NY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,027	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,818	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,320	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,343	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,583	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,651	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,673	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,142	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,320	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,143	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,405	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,884	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,788	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,082	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,007	5.8%
$200,000 or more	1,593	4.6%

Median Household Income	61,358
Per Capita Income	34,304

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,958	5.6%
Public Assistance	1,435	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,341	18.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	33,447	66.7%
Unemployed	2,229	4.4%
In Armed Forces	68	0.1%

Total Labor Force	35,744	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	14,418	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	12,312	10,004	55.2%
Non-Profit	1,428	3,584	28.5%
Self-Employed	1,729	979	63.8%

Local Government	1,698	2,013	45.8%
State Government	1,355	960	58.5%
Federal Government	255	259	49.6%

Total Private + Self	14,041	10,983	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,736	6,816	41.0%
Total	18,777	17,799	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,387	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,037	21.9%
Professional, Technical	8,691	23.7%
Service Occupations	6,719	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	89	0.2%
All others	8,830	24.1%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,572	17.9%
Manufacturing	5,561	15.2%
Retail trade	4,535	12.4%
Educational services	3,736	10.2%
Public administration	2,159	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	1,955	5.3%
Construction	1,886	5.1%
Other services	1,708	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	1,704	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,388	3.8%
Finance and insurance	1,263	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,247	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	803	2.2%
Wholesale trade	603	1.6%
Information	525	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	324	0.9%
Utilities	267	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	198	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	190	0.5%
Management	40	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	648	0.78%
Puerto Rican	1,163	1.39%
Cuban	40	0.05%
Dominican	96	0.11%

Total Central American	43	0.05%
Costa Rican	3	0.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.00%
Honduran	2	0.00%
Nicaraguan	1	0.00%
Panamanian	20	0.02%
Salvadoran	14	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	475	0.57%
Argentinean	70	0.08%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	6	0.01%
Colombian	177	0.21%
Ecuadorian	69	0.08%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	153	0.18%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	409	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	513	0.61%
Korean	180	0.22%
Indian	151	0.18%
Filipino	102	0.12%
Japanese	81	0.10%
Vietnamese	76	0.09%
Thai	24	0.03%
Taiwanese	18	0.02%
Bhutanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	75,487	95.3%
Spanish	1,465	1.8%
Other Asian	375	0.5%
Chinese	366	0.5%
Other Indo-European	300	0.4%
German, other Germanic	283	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	266	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	241	0.3%
Other	166	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	13,514	16.2%
Irish	13,055	15.6%
English	10,358	12.4%
Italian	9,816	11.7%
American	4,772	5.7%
Polish	4,597	5.5%
French	2,317	2.8%
Scottish	1,557	1.9%
Dutch	1,485	1.8%
European	877	1.0%
Ukrainian	865	1.0%
Welsh	848	1.0%
Russian	743	0.9%
Swedish	723	0.9%
British	545	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	82,104	98.2%
Not a citizen	1,480	1.8%

Native	80,664	96.5%
Foreign-born	2,920	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,527	2.6%	4,265	7.2%	20,027	34.0%	18,650	31.6%	7,943	13.5%	6,533	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,527	2.6%
9-12 Years	4,265	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	20,027	34.0%
Some College	18,650	31.6%
Bach. Degree	7,943	13.5%
Grad Degree	6,533	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	88,376	84,104	4,272	4.8%
1991	86,592	80,828	5,764	6.7%
1992	86,382	80,404	5,978	6.9%
1993	85,804	80,894	4,910	5.7%
1994	86,410	81,870	4,540	5.3%
1995	86,034	81,912	4,122	4.8%
1996	88,010	84,246	3,764	4.3%
1997	90,264	86,282	3,982	4.4%
1998	91,202	87,378	3,824	4.2%
1999	90,076	85,802	4,274	4.7%

2000	85,294	81,634	3,660	4.3%
2001	84,770	80,570	4,200	5.0%
2002	84,570	79,090	5,480	6.5%
2003	82,344	76,980	5,364	6.5%
2004	80,840	75,924	4,916	6.1%
2005	81,144	76,818	4,326	5.3%
2006	81,734	77,766	3,968	4.9%
2007	81,752	78,070	3,682	4.5%
2008	82,282	77,744	4,538	5.5%
2009	82,078	74,648	7,430	9.1%

2010	83,276	76,146	7,130	8.6%
2011	81,726	75,272	6,454	7.9%
2012	80,994	74,082	6,912	8.5%
2013	79,144	72,728	6,416	8.1%
2014	76,242	71,434	4,808	6.3%
2015	74,812	70,390	4,422	5.9%
2016	72,464	68,246	4,218	5.8%
2017	71,262	67,348	3,914	5.5%
2018	70,612	67,358	3,254	4.6%
2019	70,104	67,300	2,804	4.0%

2020	70,860	64,656	6,204	8.8%
2021	69,996	66,318	3,678	5.3%
2022	69,664	67,120	2,544	3.7%
2023	69,238	66,470	2,768	4.0%
2024	70,452	67,796	2,656	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	39,035
Median Value	$128,200

Occupied	34,779	89.1%
Vacant	4,256	10.9%

Owned	23,801	68.4%
Rented	10,978	31.6%
Median Rent	$991

Single-Family Units	26,920	69.0%
Detached	26,069	66.8%
Attached	851	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,789	9.7%
Mobile Homes	1,760	4.5%

Elmira, NY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elmira, NY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Elmira, NY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elmira, NY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elmira, NY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elmira, NY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Elmira, NY Metro Area