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Language Spoken At Home in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 83,556 | 100% |
English only | 79,876 | 95.6% |
Language other than English | 3,680 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,077 | 1.3% |
Spanish | 1,559 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 366 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,492 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 440 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 487 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 236 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 142 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 35 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 88,779 | 100% |
American | 8,914 | 10.0% |
Arab | 160 | 0.2% |
Czech | 466 | 0.5% |
Danish | 151 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,571 | 4.0% |
English | 11,617 | 13.1% |
French (except Basque) | 2,832 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 698 | 0.8% |
German | 17,395 | 19.6% |
Greek | 300 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 420 | 0.5% |
Irish | 18,133 | 20.4% |
Italian | 9,931 | 11.2% |
Lithuanian | 187 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 539 | 0.6% |
Polish | 5,896 | 6.6% |
Portuguese | 82 | 0.1% |
Russian | 502 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 736 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 1,536 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 148 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 134 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 1,305 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 175 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,203 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 1,478 | 1.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 255 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 35,452 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 22,453 | 63.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,909 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 16,301 | 46.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,919 | 16.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,548 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 795 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,604 | 13.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,195 | 9.0% |
Nonfamily households | 12,999 | 36.7% |
Householder living alone | 10,818 | 30.5% |
65 years and over | 4,562 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 10,704 | 30.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,756 | 27.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 82,941 | 100% |
Householder | 35,452 | 42.7% |
Spouse | 16,309 | 19.7% |
Child | 23,621 | 28.5% |
Other relatives | 3,230 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 4,329 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 2,652 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 35,818 | 100% |
Never married | 12,096 | 33.8% |
Now married, except separated | 18,143 | 50.7% |
Separated | 855 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 1,282 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 3,442 | 9.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 36,719 | 100% |
Never married | 9,368 | 25.5% |
Now married, except separated | 17,118 | 46.6% |
Separated | 1,014 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 4,606 | 12.5% |
Divorced | 4,613 | 12.6% |
Fertility in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 976 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 371 | 38.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 92 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,250 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 647 | 51.8% |
Less than 1 year | 215 | 17.2% |
1 or 2 years | 139 | 11.1% |
3 or 4 years | 103 | 8.2% |
5 or more years | 190 | 15.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 647 | 100% |
Who are female | 411 | 63.5% |
Who are married | 449 | 69.4% |
School Enrollment in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 20,910 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,048 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 898 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,615 | 41.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,157 | 24.7% |
College or graduate school | 5,192 | 24.8% |
Educational Attainment in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 60,801 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,496 | 2.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,598 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 21,946 | 36.1% |
Some college, no degree | 12,173 | 20.0% |
Associate's degree | 7,046 | 11.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,026 | 11.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,516 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.6% |
Veteran Status in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 68,985 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,229 | 11.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 84,522 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,090 | 14.3% |
Under 18 years | 19,735 | 100% |
With a disability | 965 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 51,785 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,360 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 13,002 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,765 | 36.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 87,831 | 100% |
Same house | 74,681 | 85.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,971 | 14.8% |
Same county | 8,132 | 9.3% |
Different county | 4,839 | 5.5% |
Same state | 2,675 | 3.0% |
Different state | 2,164 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 179 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 88,779 | 100% |
Native | 86,475 | 97.4% |
Born in United States | 85,916 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 68,021 | 76.6% |
Different state | 17,895 | 20.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 559 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 2,304 | 2.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,304 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,122 | 48.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,182 | 51.3% |
Year of Entry in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,863 | 100% |
Native | 559 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 552 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 2,304 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 118 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,186 | 94.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elmira
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,304 | 100% |
Europe | 745 | 32.3% |
Asia | 888 | 38.5% |
Africa | 62 | 2.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 321 | 13.9% |
Northern America | 288 | 12.5% |