Elmira, NY Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	30,940	100.0

Male	15,564	50.3
Female	15,376	49.7

Under 5 years	2,168	7.0
5 to 9 years	2,172	7.0
10 to 14 years	2,160	7.0
15 to 19 years	2,449	7.9
20 to 24 years	2,839	9.2
25 to 34 years	4,398	14.2
35 to 44 years	4,855	15.7
45 to 54 years	3,556	11.5
55 to 59 years	1,134	3.7
60 to 64 years	939	3.0
65 to 74 years	1,998	6.5
75 to 84 years	1,700	5.5
85 years and over	572	1.8

Median age (years)	33.4	(X)

18 years and over	23,177	74.9
Male	11,481	37.1
Female	11,696	37.8
21 years and over	21,296	68.8
62 years and over	4,789	15.5
65 years and over	4,270	13.8
Male	1,565	5.1
Female	2,705	8.7

RACE
One race	30,123	97.4
White	25,379	82.0
Black or African American	4,039	13.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.4
Asian	151	0.5
Asian Indian	18	0.1
Chinese	33	0.1
Filipino	15	0.0
Japanese	31	0.1
Korean	20	0.1
Vietnamese	2	0.0
Other Asian ¹	32	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	425	1.4
Two or more races	817	2.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	26,109	84.4
Black or African American	4,609	14.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	270	0.9
Asian	221	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.1
Some other race	580	1.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	30,940	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	970	3.1
Mexican	98	0.3
Puerto Rican	550	1.8
Cuban	20	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	302	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,970	96.9
White alone	25,002	80.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	30,940	100.0
In households	27,208	87.9
Householder	11,475	37.1
Spouse	4,052	13.1
Child	8,545	27.6
Own child under 18 years	6,890	22.3
Other relatives	1,139	3.7
Under 18 years	527	1.7
Nonrelatives	1,997	6.5
Unmarried partner	1,049	3.4
In group quarters	3,732	12.1
Institutionalized population	2,514	8.1
Noninstitutionalized population	1,218	3.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,475	100.0
Family households (families)	6,701	58.4
With own children under 18 years	3,566	31.1
Married-couple family	4,052	35.3
With own children under 18 years	1,773	15.5
Female householder, no husband present	2,106	18.4
With own children under 18 years	1,469	12.8
Nonfamily households	4,774	41.6
Householder living alone	3,958	34.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,563	13.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,935	34.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,033	26.4

Average household size	2.37	(X)
Average family size	3.05	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,895	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,475	89.0
Vacant housing units	1,420	11.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	40	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,475	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,546	48.3
Renter-occupied housing units	5,929	51.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.49	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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