Elmira Heights is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,764 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elmira Heights is the 392nd largest community in New York. Elmira Heights has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Elmira Heights is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Elmira Heights, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

A relatively large number of people in Elmira Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Elmira Heights is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of adults in Elmira Heights who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.57% of the adults in Elmira Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elmira Heights in 2022 was $37,500, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,000 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, English, Irish, Italian, and Ukrainian.

The most common language spoken in Elmira Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.