People QuickFacts Elmira New York Population, 2011 estimate 29,204 19,465,197 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 29,200 19,378,104 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.0% 0.4% Population, 2010 29,200 19,378,102 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.2% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.7% 22.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.8% 13.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.4% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 78.3% 65.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 14.6% 15.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 7.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 5.0% 3.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 4.3% 17.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 76.4% 58.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.6% 88.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 2.9% 21.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 5.2% 29.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 82.3% 84.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 13.3% 32.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.7 31.3  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 50.1% 55.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 46.1% 50.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $65,300 $303,900 Households, 2006-2010 11,056 7,205,740 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.28 2.59 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $17,399 $30,948 Median household income 2006-2010 $31,724 $55,603 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 25.9% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts Elmira New York Total number of firms, 2007 1,471 1,956,733 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 10.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 10.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 9.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 38.7% 30.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 403,040 162,720,173 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 151,729 313,461,904 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 308,295 230,718,065 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,491 $11,879 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 33,314 39,813,499     Geography QuickFacts Elmira New York Land area in square miles, 2010 7.25 47,126.40 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,028.1 411.2 FIPS Code 24229 36 Counties Chemung County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts