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Elma Center, New York: commercial real estate data.
Elma Center is a Census CDP of 2,814 people across 6.28 square miles of land, in Erie County. Median household income is $121,425, 85.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elma Center
What Elma Center is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.28 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land448 plus or minus 132
- County holding the largest share of its areaErie 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.
Elma Center
How many people live in Elma Center
- Population2,814 plus or minus 828
- Median age42.4 plus or minus 17.0
- Population under 18761 plus or minus 351
- Share under 1827.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Population 65 and over785 plus or minus 205
- Share 65 and over27.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Households1,103
- Family households687 plus or minus 171
- Share of households that are families62.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elma Center
Income and work in Elma Center
- Median household income$121,425 plus or minus $27,164
- Per capita income$92,732 plus or minus $40,113
- Civilian labor force1,231 plus or minus 335
- Employed1,194 plus or minus 338
- Unemployed37 plus or minus 51
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over1,928
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.4 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elma Center
Housing in Elma Center
- Housing units1,225 plus or minus 253
- Occupied units1,103
- Vacant units122 plus or minus 138
- Vacancy rate10.0 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Owner occupied942 plus or minus 197
- Renter occupied161 plus or minus 76
- Ownership rate85.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$423,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,395
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units1,144 plus or minus 256
- Share single family93.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more81 plus or minus 50
- Share in buildings of two or more6.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Elma Center
How Elma Center gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute955 plus or minus 288
- Commuting under 15 minutes266 plus or minus 143
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.9 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more341 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.7 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Drove alone76.7 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home15.4 percent plus or minus 9.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Erie County, not Elma Center
Erie County context, not Elma Center figures
- Establishments in Erie County22,497
- Covered employment, Erie County466,138
- Average annual pay, Erie County$66,971
- Housing units permitted, Erie County1,208
Every figure in this section is published for Erie County as a whole and is not a measurement of Elma Center.
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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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Elma Center questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elma Center, New York?
2,814, in 1,103 households. Elma Center CDP covers 6.28 square miles of land, which is 448 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elma Center in?
Erie 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 Elma Center?
$121,425. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $423,000. Median gross rent is $1,395 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Elma Center figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Erie 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 Elma Center.
Is zoning published for Elma Center?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.