Elmira Heights is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,826 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 neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Elmira Heights is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elmira Heights who work in sales jobs (12.32%), office and administrative support (11.87%), and management occupations (5.41%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Elmira Heights, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. Also of interest is that Elmira Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Elmira Heights spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.97 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.In terms of college education, the citizens of Elmira Heights rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.31% of adults 25 and older in Elmira Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Elmira Heights in 2022 was $40,896, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,584 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, Italian, Irish, English, and Russian. The most common language spoken in Elmira Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
