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Elmira, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elmira, NY: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 49,642. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ELMIRA-NY · Elmira, NY 4 ZIPs · 49,642 pop · #16369/25278 · Chemung County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,000
  • RANK-LOWER #16369/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pine Valley
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 49,642
  • SPREAD-WIDE 14901→14905
  • HOME-LOW $122,375

Nearest income peer: Pine Valley, NY ( $292 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Elmira

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elmira on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elmira, NY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
49,642
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,000
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,000 and poverty 21.7% concentrate in 14901.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.4%) for this income tier, rent $986 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Chenango Forks is the closest lower-income city and Falconer the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elmira.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Elmira differ

Elmira's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $40,989 in ZIP 14901 to $90,825 in ZIP 14905, while home values span $92,200 in 14904 to $174,100 in 14905. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.2×

14901 to 14905

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.9×

14904 to 14905

Poverty-rate spread
14.7 points

14905 to 14901

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Elmira residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Elmira: the largest, 14901, is only about 34% of 49,642 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Elmira

Citywide ZBP: 927 establishments, 16,361 employees , annual payroll $858,843k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 14901 (430 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (159) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Elmira, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Chemung County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Elmira. See the Chemung County roll-up →

Elmira sits in the lower half of Chemung County on income: Horseheads, Pine City and Erin report more, Wellsburg and Chemung report less. Big Flats marks the far end of that range at $98,783, 57% above Elmira.

Side-by-side: Compare 14901 vs 14904 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
14901 16,736 $40,989 430 173
14904 16,269 $53,174 166 1,119
14905 9,070 $90,825 83 841
14903 7,567 $67,012 248 140
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Elmira roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Elmira, .