Elmira Heights is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,826 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elmira Heights is the 392nd largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Elmira Heights was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Elmira Heights, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.
Also of interest is that Elmira Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One of the benefits of Elmira Heights is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.97 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Elmira Heights rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.31% of adults 25 and older in Elmira Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Elmira Heights in 2022 was $40,896, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,584 for a family of four. However, Elmira Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Elmira Heights is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Elmira Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elmira Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elmira Heights include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Elmira Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.