Elba is a city of 485 people in New York. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $143,300. There are 211 fewer people here than in 2000. Renters pay $763 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,625, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elba
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$159,605 → $143,300(−10%)US over the same years: +67%
Population719 → 485(−33%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.2% → 19.3%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.7%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.3%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 15 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Elba, decade by decade
Elba population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
719
$96,003
$159,605
16.2%
6.8
2000
696
$86,736
$150,104
22.2%
13.8
2010
676
$87,573
$148,604
15.0%
28.1
2020
558
$81,207
$143,021
21.9%
17.5
2024
485
$65,625
$143,300
19.3%
53.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
