Elmira town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,770 ( 164 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.2 square miles
Population density: 304.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,108	90.22%	6.7%
Black:	64	0.95%	49.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	251	3.71%	195.3%
2+ races:	191	2.82%	117.0%
Hispanic:	156	2.30%	108.0%

Total non-White:	662	9.78%	69.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-436	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	272	4.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,934
6,544	94.38%
127	1.83%
6	0.09%
85	1.23%
88	1.27%
75	1.08%
390	5.62%

2000
7,264
6,941	95.55%
59	0.81%
0	0.00%
131	1.80%
60	0.83%
73	1.00%
323	4.45%

1990
7,440
7,180	96.51%
54	0.73%
3	0.04%
157	2.11%
n/a
8	0.11%
260	3.49%

1980
7,606
7,477	98.30%
63	0.83%
6	0.08%
24	0.32%
n/a
41	0.54%
129	1.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-397	-5.5
67	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-239	-3.2
63	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-297	-3.9
131	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Elmira town, NY

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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
45.5
1,546	22.8%
5,224	77.2%
1,476	21.8%

2,757
2.44

1,887	68.4%
1,444	76.5%
152	8.1%
870	31.6%

2010
Number	Percent
45.8
1,487	21.4%
5,447	78.6%
1,355	19.5%

2,989
2.31

1,981	66.3%
1,616	81.6%
130	6.6%
1,008	33.7%

2000
Number	Percent
42.3
1,734	23.9%
5,530	76.1%
1,417	19.5%

3,030
2.39

2,051	67.7%
1,699	82.8%
157	7.7%
979	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
40.1
1,821	24.5%
5,619	75.5%
1,572	21.1%

2,958
2.51

2,152	72.8%
1,910	88.8%
72	3.3%
806	27.2%

1980
Number	Percent
38.9
1,917	25.2%
5,689	74.8%
1,270	16.7%

2,888
2.63

2,234	77.4%
2,046	91.6%
54	2.4%
654	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Elmira town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	68	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	47	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	87	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	75	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	55	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	86	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	162	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	116	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	244	8.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	445	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	455	16.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	296	10.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	279	10.1%
$200,000 or more	302	11.0%

Median Household Income	92,472
Per Capita Income	48,255

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	111	4.0%
Public Assistance	89	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	261	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,952	73.3%
Unemployed	107	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,059	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	970	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,018	1,004	50.3%
Non-Profit	208	269	43.6%
Self-Employed	280	61	82.1%

Local Government	55	187	22.7%
State Government	105	185	36.2%
Federal Government	0	8	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,298	1,065	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	368	649	36.2%
Total	1,666	1,714	49.3%

Pct. Govt.	16.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	569	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	619	18.3%
Professional, Technical	1,010	29.9%
Service Occupations	395	11.7%
All others	787	23.3%

White Collar		65.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	584	17.3%
Manufacturing	450	13.3%
Educational services	390	11.5%
Retail trade	371	11.0%
Construction	256	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	254	7.5%
Finance and insurance	207	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	190	5.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	117	3.5%
Other services	109	3.2%
Public administration	106	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	95	2.8%
Wholesale trade	91	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	90	2.7%
Information	60	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	102	1.51%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	2	0.03%

Total Central American	13	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	13	0.19%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	10	0.15%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	29	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	136	2.01%
Filipino	61	0.90%
Japanese	26	0.38%
Indian	19	0.28%
Korean	9	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,963	92.2%
Spanish	146	2.3%
Chinese	135	2.1%
Other	90	1.4%
Tagalog	61	0.9%
Other Asian	26	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.2%
German, other Germanic	14	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,696	25.1%
English	1,108	16.4%
Italian	1,065	15.7%
German	797	11.8%
American	323	4.8%
Polish	294	4.3%
Russian	183	2.7%
French	159	2.3%
Scottish	153	2.3%
Ukrainian	119	1.8%
Hungarian	118	1.7%
Swedish	89	1.3%
British	79	1.2%
Welsh	69	1.0%
Slovene	66	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,636	98.0%
Not a citizen	134	2.0%

Native	6,505	96.1%
Foreign-born	265	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
60	1.2%	121	2.5%	1,057	21.9%	1,537	31.8%	1,157	24.0%	898	18.6%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	60	1.2%
9-12 Years	121	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,057	21.9%
Some College	1,537	31.8%
Bach. Degree	1,157	24.0%
Grad Degree	898	18.6%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +135	D +160	D + 4.3%
D +295
2020 vs. 2012	R -38	D +30	D + 0.8%
D -8
2020 vs. 2008	R -60	R +204	R + 4.7%
D -264

2016 vs. 2008	R -195	R +364	R + 9.0%
D -559
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Joe Biden (D)	1,947	50.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,790	46.8%	87	2.3%	3,824	9	0	0.04%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	1,655	47.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,652	46.9%	216	6.1%	3,523	10	1	0.05%
2012	71%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,955	50.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,828	47.4%	73	1.9%	3,856	12	0	0.05%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	2,211	53.7%	John McCain (R)	1,850	45.0%	54	1.3%	4,115	9	-1	0.05%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,055	49.6%	John Kerry (D)	2,011	48.5%	78	1.9%	4,144	10	-1	0.06%
2000	75%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,044	49.2%	George W. Bush (R)	1,930	46.5%	177	4.3%	4,151	11	-1	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elmira town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,947

50.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,790

46.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,824

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Elmira town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,652

46.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,655

47.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

136

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,523

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Elmira town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,955

50.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,828

47.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,856

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Elmira town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,211

53.7%

John McCain (R)

1,850

45.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,115

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Elmira town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,055

49.6%

John Kerry (D)

2,011

48.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,144

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Elmira town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,930

46.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,044

49.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

142

3.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,151

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elmira town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	56%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,750	58.0%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,266	41.9%	2 [+]	0.1%	3,018	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	56%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,573	51.9%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,273	42.0%	187 [+]	6.2%	3,033	16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 115 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 36 (1.2%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 36 (1.2%);
2016	S3	63%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	2,187	64.1%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,170	34.3%	53 [+]	1.6%	3,410	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 32 (0.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 21 (0.6%);
2014	G	42%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,164	51.6%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	1,000	44.3%	94 [+]	4.2%	2,258	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 85 (3.8%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 8 (0.4%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 1 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,907
Median Value	$173,200

Occupied	2,757	94.8%
Vacant	150	5.2%

Owned	2,347	85.1%
Rented	410	14.9%
Median Rent	$1,030

Single-Family Units	2,551	87.8%
Detached	2,551	87.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	70	2.4%
Mobile Homes	22	0.8%

Elmira town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elmira town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Elmira town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elmira town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elmira town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elmira town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elmira town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elmira town, NY