Elmira Heights, New York demographics

Elmira Heights, NY demographics: median age 42.1; 18.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Elmira Heights village, New York · Incorporated village · GEOID 3624251. The survey estimates a population of 4,110 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Elmira Heights is 42.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.5 years. There are 1,753 households (±216). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.1 ±3.5	39.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,110
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Under 18	1,015 ±232	24.7% ±5.2 pp	20.5%	22.0%
18–34	670 ±176	16.3% ±4.0 pp	23.1%	22.8%
35–64	1,720 ±284	41.8% ±5.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	705 ±170	17.2% ±3.8 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,110
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Male	1,920 ±219	46.7% ±3.3 pp	48.8%	49.5%
Female	2,190 ±239	53.3% ±3.4 pp	51.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,110
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
White alone	3,301 ±501	80.3% ±9.9 pp	55.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	376 ±363 · low precision	9.1% ±8.8 pp · low precision	14.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	72 ±55 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	9.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	10.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	360 ±151	8.8% ±3.6 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,110
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,046 ±363	98.4% ±1.1 pp	80.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	64 ±54 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	19.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,753
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Married-couple family	556 ±120	31.7% ±5.6 pp	42.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	128 ±64	7.3% ±3.5 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	274 ±103	15.6% ±5.6 pp	13.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	661 ±176	37.7% ±8.9 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	134 ±69 · low precision	7.6% ±3.8 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,753
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Households with people under 18	566 ±118	32.3% ±5.4 pp	27.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,187 ±228	67.7% ±10.0 pp	72.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,753
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	661 ±176	37.7% ±8.9 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	481 ±121	27.4% ±6.0 pp	31.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	228 ±98	13.0% ±5.4 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	278 ±111	15.9% ±6.0 pp	12.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	55 ±45 · low precision	3.1% ±2.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	11 ±21 · low precision	0.6% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	39 ±69 · low precision	2.2% ±4.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,110
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Native	3,985 ±367	97.0% ±2.3 pp	77.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	125 ±77 · low precision	3.0% ±1.9 pp · low precision	22.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,815
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
English only	3,672 ±440	96.3% ±3.8 pp	69.1%	77.7%
Spanish	12 ±17 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	14.8%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±15 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	10 ±16 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	15 ±13 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	97 ±88 · low precision	2.5% ±2.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,865
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	229 ±107	8.0% ±3.6 pp	12.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	928 ±204	32.4% ±6.3 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	654 ±207	22.8% ±6.8 pp	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	522 ±225	18.2% ±7.6 pp	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	496 ±154	17.3% ±5.1 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	36 ±35 · low precision	1.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	17.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 4,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New York	U.S.
Same house	3,793 ±378	94.8% ±2.9 pp	90.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	76 ±70 · low precision	1.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	85 ±70 · low precision	2.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	48 ±62 · low precision	1.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.8% of Elmira Heights residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.1% in New York and 8.4% nationally. 93.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elmira Heights	New York	U.S.	Compared with New York
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.8% ±2.9 pp	5.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.0% ±16.0 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.5% ±4.4 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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