West Elmira, NY Demographic Data
West Elmira, NY Summary
West Elmira is located in Chemung County in New York
- Population: 4,858
- Area: 3.15 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,540.26 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,006.23 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Elmira, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,755
54%
50.8
Male
2,362
46%
49.2
Total Population
5,117
323,128,000
West Elmira, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
307
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
325
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
377
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
186
3.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
109
2.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
401
7.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
376
7.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
792
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
291
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
341
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
854
16.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
384
7.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
374
7.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,934
76.9%
77.2
Female
2,064
52.5%
51.3
Male
1,870
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,922
76.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,836
35.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,612
31.5%
15.2
Female
816
50.6%
55.8
Male
796
49.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
West Elmira, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,962
97.0%
96.8
White
4,826
94.3%
72.6
Black or African American
64
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
64
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
25
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
24
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
15
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
8
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
155
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
16
0.3%
17.8
Mexican
8
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
8
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,101
99.7%
82.2
West Elmira, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
48
1.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15
0.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
699
18.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
658
17.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
422
11.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
976
25.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
995
26.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
63
1.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,750
98.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,971
51.7%
31.2
West Elmira, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
714
17.4%
33.7%
Now Married
2,652
64.6%
47.5
Divorced
269
6.5%
11.0%
Separated
35
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
438
10.7
5.8%
West Elmira, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,671
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
139
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
40
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
99
2.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
West Elmira, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
82
3.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
40
1.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
122
5.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
194
8.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
319
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
450
20.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
330
15.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
332
15.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
106
4.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
215
9.8%
6.4
Median household income
69,808
57,617
Per capita income
43,864
31,128
West Elmira, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
157
6.7%
9.8
Construction
89
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
708
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
122
5.2%
6.6
Information
66
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
271
11.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
97
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
184
7.9%
11.4
Public administration
253
10.8%
4.6
Retail trade
185
7.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
149
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
53
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
117
5.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,182
50.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
160
6.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
678
29.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
197
8.4%
18.1%
West Elmira, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,317
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,135
92.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
87
3.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3
0.1%
5.1
Walked
32
1.4%
2.7
Other means
19
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
41
1.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.1
26.6
West Elmira, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
55
2.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
697
31.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,057
48.3%
37.1
3 or more
381
17.4%
21.0
West Elmira, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,190
97.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,975
90.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
215
9.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
59
2.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.5
0.0%
2.5
West Elmira, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,249
1 room
19
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
226
10.0%
16.5
5 rooms
312
13.9%
19.8
6 rooms
492
21.9%
17.8
7 rooms
452
20.1%
12.0
8 rooms
357
15.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
391
17.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
West Elmira, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,249
1-unit, detached
2,036
90.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
16
0.7%
5.9
2-units
63
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
23
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
20
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
91
4.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Elmira, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
808
35.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
353
15.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
638
28.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
210
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
122
5.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
36
1.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13
0.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
69
3.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
West Elmira, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,873
85.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
71
3.2%
4.7
Electricity
206
9.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
19
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
13
0.6%
1.1
West Elmira, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,228
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
23
1.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
48
3.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
49
4.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
74
6.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
154
12.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
382
31.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
498
40.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
737
60.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
196
16.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
94
7.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
28
2.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
173
14.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
West Elmira, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
187
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
25
13.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
48
25.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
114
61.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
28
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
854
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
62
33.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
16
8.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
16
8.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
23
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
70
37.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
28
0.0%
0.0%
West Elmira, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,975
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
35
1.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
521
26.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
830
42.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
369
18.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
124
6.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
81
4.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
121,100
205,000
