West Elmira

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  2. West Elmira Statistics
  3. West Elmira Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. West Elmira Employment Information
  5. West Elmira Family Information
  6. West Elmira Education Information
  7. West Elmira Public Benefits Information
  8. West Elmira Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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West Elmira Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 5,136
  • Land Area (2000): 7.800 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.245 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,266
West Elmira Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 4,884 95.02%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 256 4.98%

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West Elmira Employment Information Back to top
West Elmira Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Educational Services 155 12.76%
2. Health Care 153 12.59%
3. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 120 9.88%
4. Construction 102 8.40%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 71 5.84%
6. Finance and Insurance 66 5.43%
7. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 57 4.69%
8. Public Administration 53 4.36%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 37 3.05%
10. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 36 2.96%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 30 2.47%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 28 2.30%
13. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 25 2.06%
14. Social Assistance 22 1.81%
15. Alcoholic Beverages, Wholesale 21 1.73%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 20 1.65%
17. Metal Manufactuing 17 1.40%
18. Other Direct Selling Estab 15 1.23%
19. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 15 1.23%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 15 1.23%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 299 25.36%
2. Health Care 287 24.34%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 71 6.02%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 53 4.50%
5. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 45 3.82%
6. Finance and Insurance 41 3.48%
7. Department and Other General Stores 30 2.54%
8. Public Administration 29 2.46%
9. Construction 24 2.04%
10. Social Assistance 24 2.04%
11. Utilities 21 1.78%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 19 1.61%
13. Sporting Goods / Cameras / Hobby and Toy Stores 18 1.53%
14. Truck Transportation 17 1.44%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 16 1.36%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 16 1.36%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 15 1.27%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 15 1.27%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 14 1.19%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 13 1.10%

West Elmira Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 97 7.98%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 78 6.42%
3. Other Management Occupations 72 5.93%
4. Top Executives 70 5.76%
5. Engineers 60 4.94%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 60 4.94%
7. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 56 4.61%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 49 4.03%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 47 3.87%
10. Lawyers 42 3.46%
11. Physicians and Surgeons 41 3.37%
12. Teachers, Secondary School 31 2.55%
13. Art and Design Workers 30 2.47%
14. Other Health Occupations 23 1.89%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 23 1.89%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 21 1.73%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 21 1.73%
18. Religious Workers 21 1.73%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 21 1.73%
20. Life and Physical Scientists 20 1.65%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 102 8.65%
2. Registered Nurses 87 7.38%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 82 6.96%
4. Other Management Occupations 69 5.85%
5. Secretaries and Admins 65 5.51%
6. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 59 5.00%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 56 4.75%
8. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 51 4.33%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 42 3.56%
10. Other Healthcare Support 39 3.31%
11. Postsecondary Teachers 39 3.31%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 38 3.22%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 37 3.14%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 36 3.05%
15. Lawyers 32 2.71%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 30 2.54%
17. Teachers, Secondary School 29 2.46%
18. Customer Service Representatives 26 2.21%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 26 2.21%
20. Art and Design Workers 24 2.04%

West Elmira Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,058 50.24%
15-35 hours 433 10.57%
1-14 hours 216 5.27%
No regular hours 1,389 33.91%

West Elmira Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 44 1.89%
5 AM-5:29 AM 16 0.69%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 96 4.13%
6 AM-6:29 AM 144 6.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 261 11.23%
7 AM-7:29 AM 430 18.49%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 568 24.43%
8 AM-8:29 AM 305 13.12%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 89 3.83%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 115 4.95%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 38 1.63%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 92 3.96%
4 PM-11:59 PM 127 5.46%

West Elmira Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 26 1.12%
5-9 270 11.61%
10-14 872 37.51%
15-19 448 19.27%
20-24 284 12.22%
25-29 105 4.52%
30-34 102 4.39%
35-39 27 1.16%
40-44 39 1.68%
45-59 65 2.80%
60-89 47 2.02%
At least 90 40 1.72%

West Elmira Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,005 86.24%
30-44 0 0.00% 168 7.23%
45-59 0 0.00% 65 2.80%
At least 60 0 0.00% 87 3.74%

West Elmira Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 166 6.99%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,151 90.53%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 8 0.34%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 51 2.15%

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West Elmira Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,148 (5,121 people)
Families (2000): 1,498 (4,308 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 730
People at same address in 1995: 3,090
West Elmira Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 51 2.37%
$10,000-$14,999 87 4.05%
$15,000-$19,999 88 4.10%
$20,000-$24,999 132 6.15%
$25,000-$29,999 138 6.42%
$30,000-$34,999 68 3.17%
$35,000-$39,999 154 7.17%
$40,000-$44,999 162 7.54%
$45,000-$49,999 108 5.03%
$50,000-$59,999 244 11.36%
$60,000-$74,999 224 10.43%
$75,000-$99,999 332 15.46%
$100,000-$124,999 149 6.94%
$125,000-$149,999 86 4.00%
$150,000-$199,999 42 1.96%
$200,000 or more 83 3.86%

West Elmira Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 589 27.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 762 35.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 63 2.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 307 14.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 281 13.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 119 5.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 30 1.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 6 0.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

West Elmira Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,585 24.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,261 19.78%
Public Assistance 0 0.00%
Retirement 606 9.51%
Self Employment 240 3.77%
Social Security 807 12.66%
Supplemental Security 53 0.83%
Wage / Salary 1,495 23.45%
Other 327 5.13%

West Elmira Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 743 59.20%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 512 40.80%

West Elmira Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 94 4.93%
Color 1 Box Married 1,303 68.33%
Color 2 Box Never Married 415 21.76%
Color 3 Box Widowed 95 4.98%

West Elmira Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 196 8.55%
Color 1 Box Married 1,335 58.22%
Color 2 Box Never Married 440 19.19%
Color 3 Box Widowed 322 14.04%

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West Elmira Education Information Back to top
West Elmira Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 19 0.48%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 134 3.37%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 893 22.46%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 795 19.99%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 447 11.24%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 883 22.21%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 805 20.25%

West Elmira Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 30 0.58% 73 1.42% 103 2.01%
Kindergarten 41 0.80% 0 0.00% 41 0.80%
Grades 1-4 128 2.49% 81 1.58% 209 4.07%
Grades 5-8 255 4.96% 100 1.95% 355 6.91%
Grades 9-12 189 3.68% 141 2.75% 330 6.43%
Undergrad college 101 1.97% 72 1.40% 173 3.37%
Graduate or professional school 19 0.37% 58 1.13% 77 1.50%
Total 763 14.86% 525 10.22% 1,288 25.08%

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West Elmira Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Elmira Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 4,816 94.28%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 292 5.72%

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West Elmira Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Elmira Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 593 11.55%
10-19 Years 700 13.63%
20-29 Years 367 7.15%
30-39 Years 593 11.55%
40-49 Years 858 16.71%
50-59 Years 726 14.14%
60-69 Years 463 9.01%
70-79 Years 509 9.91%
80-89 Years 280 5.45%
90+ Years 47 0.92%

West Elmira Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,401 46.75%
Color 1 Box Female 2,735 53.25%

West Elmira Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,908 95.56%
Color 1 Box African-American 94 1.83%
Color 2 Box Asian 74 1.44%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 27 0.53%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 26 0.51%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4 0.08%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

West Elmira Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 1,361 22.16%
2. German 1,155 18.80%
3. English 901 14.67%
4. Italian 661 10.76%
5. Polish 378 6.15%
6. United States Or American 263 4.28%
7. Scotch Irish 173 2.82%
8. French Non-Basque 165 2.69%
9. Dutch 149 2.43%
10. Scottish 124 2.02%

West Elmira Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 4,622 94.71%
2. Urdu 59 1.21%
3. Other Asian 40 0.82%
4. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 35 0.72%
5. Italian 27 0.55%
6. French 20 0.41%
7. Russian 20 0.41%
8. Other Slavic 16 0.33%
9. Polish 13 0.27%
10. Hungarian 11 0.23%

West Elmira Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 4,983 96.95%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 100 1.95%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 57 1.11%

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