| | People QuickFacts | Elmira | New York |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 29,204 | 19,465,197 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 29,200 | 19,378,104 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.0% | 0.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 29,200 | 19,378,102 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.2% | 6.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.7% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.8% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.4% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 78.3% | 65.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 14.6% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 5.0% | 3.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.3% | 17.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 76.4% | 58.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.6% | 88.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.9% | 21.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 5.2% | 29.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.3% | 84.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 13.3% | 32.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.7 | 31.3 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 50.1% | 55.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 46.1% | 50.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $65,300 | $303,900 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 11,056 | 7,205,740 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.28 | 2.59 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,399 | $30,948 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $31,724 | $55,603 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 25.9% | 14.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Elmira | New York |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,471 | 1,956,733 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 10.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 10.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 9.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 38.7% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 403,040 | 162,720,173 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 151,729 | 313,461,904 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 308,295 | 230,718,065 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,491 | $11,879 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,314 | 39,813,499 |