Language Spoken At Home in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,192 | 100% |
English only | 25,854 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 1,338 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 315 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 797 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 146 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 408 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 91 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 70 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 43 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 63 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,173 | 100% |
American | 2,908 | 10.0% |
Arab | 63 | 0.2% |
Czech | 207 | 0.7% |
Danish | 14 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 1,073 | 3.7% |
English | 2,348 | 8.0% |
French (except Basque) | 586 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 185 | 0.6% |
German | 4,688 | 16.1% |
Greek | 86 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 128 | 0.4% |
Irish | 5,943 | 20.4% |
Italian | 3,383 | 11.6% |
Lithuanian | 27 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 175 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,467 | 5.0% |
Portuguese | 64 | 0.2% |
Russian | 74 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 214 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 320 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 56 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 65 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 307 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 24 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 252 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 327 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 179 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,820 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,003 | 55.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,157 | 29.2% |
Married-couple family | 3,407 | 31.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,370 | 12.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 476 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 280 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,120 | 19.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,507 | 13.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,817 | 44.5% |
Householder living alone | 4,012 | 37.1% |
65 years and over | 1,223 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,472 | 32.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,375 | 22.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 24,985 | 100% |
Householder | 10,820 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 3,426 | 13.7% |
Child | 7,900 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 1,124 | 4.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,715 | 6.9% |
Unmarried partner | 954 | 3.8% |
Marital Status in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,780 | 100% |
Never married | 5,538 | 47.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,216 | 35.8% |
Separated | 436 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 427 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 1,163 | 9.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,669 | 100% |
Never married | 4,248 | 36.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,713 | 31.8% |
Separated | 487 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 1,511 | 12.9% |
Divorced | 1,710 | 14.7% |
Fertility in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 415 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 237 | 57.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 70 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 604 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 392 | 64.9% |
Less than 1 year | 111 | 18.4% |
1 or 2 years | 107 | 17.7% |
3 or 4 years | 51 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 123 | 20.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 392 | 100% |
Who are female | 256 | 65.3% |
Who are married | 278 | 70.9% |
School Enrollment in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,729 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 352 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 267 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,920 | 37.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,881 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 2,309 | 29.9% |
Educational Attainment in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 18,151 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 663 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,684 | 14.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,041 | 38.8% |
Some college, no degree | 3,679 | 20.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,694 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,422 | 7.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 968 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 13.2% |
Veteran Status in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,378 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,327 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 26,420 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,503 | 17.0% |
Under 18 years | 6,761 | 100% |
With a disability | 358 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 16,557 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,821 | 17.0% |
65 years and over | 3,102 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,324 | 42.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 28,790 | 100% |
Same house | 22,170 | 77.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,532 | 22.7% |
Same county | 4,279 | 14.9% |
Different county | 2,253 | 7.8% |
Same state | 1,405 | 4.9% |
Different state | 848 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 88 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,173 | 100% |
Native | 28,538 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 28,201 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 23,149 | 79.4% |
Different state | 5,052 | 17.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 337 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 635 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 635 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 244 | 38.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 391 | 61.6% |
Year of Entry in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 972 | 100% |
Native | 337 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 336 | 99.7% |
Foreign born | 635 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31 | 4.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 604 | 95.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elmira City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 635 | 100% |
Europe | 179 | 28.2% |
Asia | 129 | 20.3% |
Africa | 8 | 1.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 202 | 31.8% |
Northern America | 117 | 18.4% |