Chemung County > Elmira (city)
Population trend for Elmira
044,0001970: 39,94539,94519701980: 35,32735,32719801990: 33,72433,72419902000: 30,94030,94020002010: 29,20029,20020102020: 26,52326,52320202023: 26,34926,3492023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Elmira is a city in Chemung County, in the Southern Tier region.

Community anchors include Chemung County government, Elmira College, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, St. Joseph's Hospital, Elmira Correctional Facility and Elmira City School District.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Elmira: Elmira (City, Chemung County); Elmira (Town, Chemung County).

2023 Median income for Chemung County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Chemung County home price index (FHFA)
1977–2024: Home prices rose about 407%.

200 120 39 1977 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Elmira
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Elmira
Married-couple families: 3,136 (56.1%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 530 (9.5%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 1,924 (34.4%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 4,226 (84.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 761 (15.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Elmira

Pct 5 and under 43% Pct 6 to 17 36% Pct 18 to 64 25% Pct 65 and over 19%

The overall poverty rate in Elmira is 27 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Elmira lived in the prior year

Same house: 22,886 (87.6%) Same county (different house): 1,790 (6.9%) Different NY county: 828 (3.2%) Different state: 374 (1.4%) 26,113 current residents Same house: 22,886 (87.6%) Same house Same county (different house): 1,790 (6.9%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 828 (3.2%) Different NY county Different state: 374 (1.4%) Different state Abroad: 235 (0.9%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Elmira residents
34.2 33.4 35.5 36.5 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau