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Elmira Heights, New York: commercial real estate data.
Elmira Heights is a Census village of 4,110 people across 1.15 square miles of land, in Chemung County. Median household income is $58,125, 52.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $607,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elmira Heights
What Elmira Heights is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.15 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,585
- County holding the largest share of its areaChemung County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Elmira Heights
- Population4,110
- Median age42.1
- Population under 181,015 plus or minus 232
- Share under 1824.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over705 plus or minus 170
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households1,753
- Family households958
- Share of households that are families54.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Elmira Heights
- Median household income$58,125 plus or minus $12,699
- Per capita income$37,500 plus or minus $18,891
- Civilian labor force1,937 plus or minus 439
- Employed1,832 plus or minus 433
- Unemployed105 plus or minus 73
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over2,865
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Elmira Heights
- Housing units1,921
- Occupied units1,753
- Vacant units168 plus or minus 111
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied916
- Renter occupied837 plus or minus 179
- Ownership rate52.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$851
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units1,172
- Share single family61.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more749 plus or minus 225
- Share in buildings of two or more39.0 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Elmira Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,650 plus or minus 359
- Commuting under 15 minutes977 plus or minus 249
- Share commuting under 15 minutes59.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more313 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.0 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone84.6 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elmira Heights
SBA loans in Elmira Heights (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$607,000
- Average approval$151,750
- Median approval$117,100
- Largest approval$288,600
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elmira Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Elmira Heights
- NFIP communityVillage of Elmira Heights
- NFIP community number360152
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/96
The Village of Elmira Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360152 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Chemung County, not Elmira Heights
Chemung County context, not Elmira Heights figures
- Establishments in Chemung County1,647
- Covered employment, Chemung County33,739
- Average annual pay, Chemung County$61,216
- Housing units permitted, Chemung County93
Every figure in this section is published for Chemung County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elmira Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Elmira Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elmira Heights, New York?
4,110, in 1,753 households. Elmira Heights village covers 1.15 square miles of land, which is 3,585 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elmira Heights in?
Chemung County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Elmira Heights?
$58,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,800. Median gross rent is $851 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Elmira Heights businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $607,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $117,100. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elmira Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Elmira Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Elmira Heights. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Elmira Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Elmira Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Elmira Heights, village of, community 360152, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Elmira Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chemung County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Elmira Heights.
Is zoning published for Elmira Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.