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	Elmira, New York	United States
Total population	30,940	281,421,906
State	New York
City	elmira

Elmira, New York Population

	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
Male	15,564	50.3%	49.06%
Female	15,376	49.7%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.4		35.3

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	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
18 years and over	23,177	74.91%	74.31%
21 years and over	21,296	68.83%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,789	15.48%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,270	13.8%	12.43%

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	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
White	25,379	82.03%	75.14%
Black or African American	4,039	13.05%	12.32%
Asian	151	0.49%	3.64%
Some other race	554	1.79%	5.46%
Two or more races	817	2.64%	2.43%

Elmira, New York Housing

	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
Total households	11,475		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,701	58.4%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,774	41.6%	31.94%

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	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
Total housing units	12,895		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,420	11.01%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	11,475	88.99%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,546	43.01%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	5,929	45.98%	30.77%

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	Elmira, New York	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,171	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,417	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	109	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	45	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	23	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	14	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	13	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	51,900	119,600

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	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,789	24.31%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,968	25.86%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,615	14.07%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,530	13.33%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	919	8.01%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,654	14.41%	9.65%

Elmira, New York Education

	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,146		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	471	5.78%	6.47%
Kindergarten	478	5.87%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,567	43.79%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,597	19.6%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,033	24.96%	22.81%

Elmira, New York Economy

	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
Population 16 years and over	24,142		217,168,077
In labor force	13,269	54.96%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	13,263	54.94%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,583	47.98%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,680	6.96%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	12.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	6	0.02%	0.53%
Not in labor force	10,873	45.04%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	12,054	49.93%	51.66%
In labor force	6,720	27.84%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,720	27.84%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,014	24.91%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,432	10.07%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,625		12,787,501

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	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	11,486		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,987	17.3%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,237	10.77%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,034	17.71%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,773	15.44%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,857	16.17%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,626	14.16%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	539	4.69%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	300	2.61%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	0.56%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	69	0.6%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,292		41,994

	Elmira, New York	%, Elmira, New York	United States
With earnings	8,227	34.08%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	35,605		56,604
With Social Security income	3,543	14.68%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,608		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,151	4.77%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,941		6,320
With public assistance income	782	3.24%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,406		3,032
With retirement income	2,368	9.81%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,333		17,376

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