With 2,814 people, Elma Center is a city in New York. 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 41% ahead of the New York median. 99% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $121,425, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
56% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elma Center
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.0% → 56.0%(+34.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age40.3 → 42.4(+2.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants90.7% → 85.4%(−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)4.2%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.2%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.7%(112)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 168 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
Elma Center, decade by decade
Elma Center 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
2,404
$91,003
$251,287
21.0%
0.8
2000
2,491
$98,388
$260,132
34.4%
3.5
2010
2,571
$87,993
$278,363
33.8%
3.2
2020
2,851
$114,638
$367,854
52.3%
9.3
2024
2,814
$121,425
$423,000
56.0%
0.7
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.
