CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elmira

New York · 33,724 residents · 7.25 sq mi

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Elmira is a city of 33,724 people in New York. That trails the New York median by roughly 44%. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $42,400. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 22.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,724

+9%vs 2000

vs 30,940 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(2,872)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(2,438)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(2,243)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(2,706)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.9%(3,334)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(5,714)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(4,211)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(2,539)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(2,632)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(2,809)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,576)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(650)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,548

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,292 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,489

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,495 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,400

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.3% in 2000

51.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.8%(25,002)

Black12.7%(3,935)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(970)

Asian0.5%(150)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.6%(28,862)

Black12.3%(4,132)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(864)

Asian0.4%(141)

Other1.7%(589)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.9%(749)

Mexican2.2%(572)

Dominican0.5%(137)

South American0.5%(135)

Ecuadorian0.3%(90)

Cuban0.2%(44)

Argentine0.1%(30)

Central American0.1%(23)

Colombian0.1%(15)

Salvadoran0%(13)

Guatemalan0%(9)

Nicaraguan0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(171)

Asian Indian0.2%(61)

Korean0.1%(31)

Pakistani0.1%(31)

Filipino0.1%(28)

Vietnamese0%(12)

Japanese0%(5)

Laotian0%(5)

Bhutanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(10)

Ancestry

Irish15.8%(4,150)

German12.6%(3,297)

Italian10.4%(2,740)

English9.5%(2,506)

American4.5%(1,179)

Polish3.5%(919)

Scottish2.1%(559)

French1.9%(504)

Subsaharan African1.8%(477)

Dutch1.2%(315)

Welsh1%(271)

Russian1%(264)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1%(258)

British0.7%(192)

Arab0.6%(166)

French Canadian0.5%(139)

West Indian0.5%(131)

Armenian0.4%(116)

Lebanese0.4%(102)

Austrian0.4%(96)

Hungarian0.3%(86)

Norwegian0.3%(79)

Swedish0.3%(71)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(69)

Jamaican0.3%(67)

Slovak0.2%(47)

Haitian0.2%(43)

Egyptian0.1%(36)

Czech0.1%(29)

Syrian0.1%(28)

Latvian0.1%(16)

Croatian0.1%(15)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Turkish0%(13)

Ghanaian0%(11)

Greek0%(10)

Canadian0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.1%(5,081)

Married37.2%(3,843)

Widowed1.9%(196)

Divorced11.8%(1,222)

Women 15+

Never married41%(4,423)

Married34.5%(3,716)

Widowed9.7%(1,046)

Divorced14.8%(1,590)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.4%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.9%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.5%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)11.5%(142)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.1%(421)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.6%(328)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.8%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,233 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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