With 5,186 people, Elmsford is a city in New York. The foreign-born share is 40%. The median age is 30.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Few US cities rank higher on income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $641,700. Median rent is $2,546 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $120,179, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elmsford
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share9.2% → 56.7%(+47.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share58.8% → 18.7%(−40.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age32.5 → 30.4(−2.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)18.8%(21)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13.4%(15)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 112 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
Elmsford, decade by decade
Elmsford 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
3,938
$111,142
$486,254
18.7%
71.0
2000
4,676
$112,369
$432,279
31.6%
87.8
2010
4,664
$109,645
$693,103
37.7%
90.0
2020
5,239
$124,356
$558,265
39.8%
88.0
2024
5,186
$120,179
$641,700
42.9%
77.2
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.
