2022 population: 232,781 ( 15,363 from 2010 , 3,888 from 2020)
Land area: 3260.0 square miles
Population density: 71.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	211,909	91.03%	7.6%
Black:	6,452	2.77%	13.7%
Indian:	553	0.24%	5.5%
Asian:	3,075	1.32%	25.0%
2+ races:	5,143	2.21%	32.2%
Hispanic:	5,649	2.43%	31.9%

Total non-White:	20,872	8.97%	10.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,150	10.9
Deaths:	6,629	14.0
Net Migration:	-2,666	-5.6
Net Immigration:	215	0.5

Change in White population:	-17,416	-7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,053	0.8

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
248,144
229,325	92.42%
7,480	3.01%
524	0.21%
2,460	0.99%
3,891	1.57%
4,282	1.73%
18,819	7.58%

2000
250,393
235,689	94.13%
6,987	2.79%
589	0.24%
1,813	0.72%
2,275	0.91%
2,854	1.14%
14,704	5.87%

1990
254,071
243,332	95.77%
6,357	2.50%
746	0.29%
1,665	0.66%
n/a
1,971	0.78%
10,739	4.23%

1980
255,532
247,323	96.79%
5,125	2.01%
506	0.20%
998	0.39%
n/a
1,472	0.58%
8,209	3.21%

1970
257,511
252,330	97.99%
4,395	1.71%
191	0.07%
191	0.07%
n/a
234	0.09%
5,181	2.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
26,034	10.4
23,413	9.4
-7,828	-3.1
797	0.3

-6,364	-2.5
4,115	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
31,034	12.2
25,615	10.1
-9,068	-3.6
696	0.3

-7,643	-3.0
3,965	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
35,885	14.0
25,179	9.9
-10,789	-4.2
n/a

-3,991	-1.6
2,530	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-17,746	-6.9
n/a

-5,007	-1.9
3,028	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Elmira, NY-PA Market Area

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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
43.2
49,072	21.1%
183,709	78.9%
48,327	20.8%

97,973
2.34

60,962	62.2%
45,759	75.1%
5,718	9.4%
37,011	37.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
55,558	22.4%
192,586	77.6%
40,339	16.3%

100,063
2.39

64,711	64.7%
48,162	74.4%
6,741	10.4%
35,352	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
76.2
124,756	49.8%
125,637	50.2%
77,300	30.9%

194,972
2.47

132,608	68.0%
103,370	78.0%
13,584	10.2%
62,364	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
66,598	26.2%
187,473	73.8%
37,540	14.8%

94,311
2.60

67,673	71.8%
55,337	81.8%
5,442	8.0%
26,638	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
75,045	29.4%
180,487	70.6%
32,238	12.6%

89,386
2.78

67,260	75.2%
57,370	85.3%
4,540	6.7%
22,126	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Elmira, NY-PA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,226	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,328	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,278	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,287	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,738	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,482	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,456	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,157	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,933	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,915	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,580	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,564	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,042	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,160	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,206	6.3%
$200,000 or more	4,621	4.7%

Median Household Income	61,534
Per Capita Income	34,215

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,780	5.9%
Public Assistance	3,161	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,000	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	96,867	68.5%
Unemployed	6,110	4.3%
In Armed Forces	134	0.1%

Total Labor Force	103,111	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	38,298	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	36,593	26,980	57.6%
Non-Profit	3,679	9,361	28.2%
Self-Employed	6,436	3,853	62.6%

Local Government	4,468	6,374	41.2%
State Government	3,077	2,602	54.2%
Federal Government	798	961	45.4%

Total Private + Self	43,029	30,833	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,022	19,298	38.4%
Total	55,051	50,131	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,551	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,460	19.4%
Professional, Technical	24,812	23.5%
Service Occupations	18,784	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	949	0.9%
All others	27,925	26.5%

White Collar		55.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	17,061	92.1%
Health care and social assistance	16,801	90.7%
Retail trade	12,339	66.6%
Educational services	11,472	61.9%
Construction	6,620	35.7%
Accommodation and food services	6,484	35.0%
Other services	4,939	26.7%
Public administration	4,778	25.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,466	24.1%
Transportation and warehousing	4,136	22.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,688	19.9%
Finance and insurance	3,133	16.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,006	10.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,783	9.6%
Wholesale trade	1,602	8.6%
Information	1,422	7.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,163	6.3%
Utilities	838	4.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	737	4.0%
Management	64	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,191	0.50%
Puerto Rican	2,032	0.86%
Cuban	109	0.05%
Dominican	242	0.10%

Total Central American	286	0.12%
Costa Rican	3	0.00%
Guatemalan	80	0.03%
Honduran	82	0.03%
Nicaraguan	1	0.00%
Panamanian	34	0.01%
Salvadoran	84	0.04%
Other Central American	2	0.00%

Total South American	695	0.29%
Argentinean	110	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	59	0.02%
Colombian	212	0.09%
Ecuadorian	138	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	156	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	20	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	889	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,305	0.55%
Indian	631	0.27%
Korean	382	0.16%
Filipino	275	0.12%
Japanese	98	0.04%
Vietnamese	93	0.04%
Thai	46	0.02%
Burmese	45	0.02%
Bangladeshi	38	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	213,960	95.6%
Spanish	2,762	1.2%
German, other Germanic	2,214	1.0%
Chinese	1,136	0.5%
Other Indo-European	843	0.4%
Other Asian	746	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	687	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	583	0.3%
Other	276	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	41,099	17.4%
Irish	36,070	15.3%
English	34,143	14.5%
American	21,658	9.2%
Italian	20,366	8.6%
Polish	11,104	4.7%
French	5,636	2.4%
Scottish	4,913	2.1%
Dutch	4,851	2.1%
European	3,446	1.5%
Welsh	2,773	1.2%
Swedish	2,454	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	1,745	0.7%
Ukrainian	1,618	0.7%
Russian	1,411	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	232,961	98.6%
Not a citizen	3,248	1.4%

Native	229,286	97.1%
Foreign-born	6,923	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,404	2.6%	10,580	6.3%	60,885	36.2%	51,130	30.4%	22,036	13.1%	19,167	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,404	2.6%
9-12 Years	10,580	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	60,885	36.2%
Some College	51,130	30.4%
Bach. Degree	22,036	13.1%
Grad Degree	19,167	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	118,631	112,118	6,513	5.5%
1991	119,209	110,579	8,630	7.2%
1992	119,521	110,362	9,159	7.7%
1993	119,501	111,695	7,806	6.5%
1994	119,894	112,611	7,283	6.1%
1995	119,390	112,194	7,196	6.0%
1996	120,986	114,241	6,745	5.6%
1997	123,662	116,535	7,127	5.8%
1998	122,835	116,358	6,477	5.3%
1999	122,223	115,910	6,313	5.2%

2000	120,012	114,917	5,095	4.2%
2001	120,644	114,372	6,272	5.2%
2002	119,843	111,710	8,133	6.8%
2003	116,149	108,226	7,923	6.8%
2004	115,384	108,274	7,110	6.2%
2005	116,016	109,550	6,466	5.6%
2006	115,791	109,831	5,960	5.1%
2007	115,858	110,069	5,789	5.0%
2008	117,372	110,535	6,837	5.8%
2009	117,552	106,504	11,048	9.4%

2010	118,183	107,538	10,645	9.0%
2011	117,234	107,511	9,723	8.3%
2012	116,966	106,700	10,266	8.8%
2013	115,278	105,561	9,717	8.4%
2014	111,191	103,688	7,503	6.7%
2015	109,731	102,845	6,886	6.3%
2016	107,592	101,015	6,577	6.1%
2017	105,564	99,545	6,019	5.7%
2018	104,926	99,776	5,150	4.9%
2019	104,498	99,849	4,649	4.4%

2020	104,291	95,367	8,924	8.6%
2021	104,084	98,547	5,537	5.3%
2022	103,245	99,243	4,002	3.9%
2023	102,742	98,681	4,061	4.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	117,758
Median Value	$133,909

Occupied	97,973	83.2%
Vacant	19,785	16.8%

Owned	70,671	72.1%
Rented	27,302	27.9%
Median Rent	$879

Single-Family Units	81,959	69.6%
Detached	80,243	68.1%
Attached	1,716	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,683	7.4%
Mobile Homes	13,553	11.5%

Elmira, NY-PA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elmira, NY-PA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Elmira, NY-PA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elmira, NY-PA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elmira, NY-PA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elmira, NY-PA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Elmira, NY-PA Market Area