Elma

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  2. Elma Statistics
  3. Elma Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Elma Employment Information
  5. Elma Family Information
  6. Elma Education Information
  7. Elma Public Benefits Information
  8. Elma Criminal Information
  9. Elma Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Elma Zip Codes


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Elma Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 5,616
  • Land Area (2000): 118.373 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.117 square kilometers
Elma Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 3,098 2003 3,136 2005 3,197
2002 3,139 2004 Not Available 2006 3,218

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Houses (2000): 2,348
Elma Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,466 62.04%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 36 0.64%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,085 37.32%

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Elma Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 181 14.51%
2. Wood Manufacturing 176 14.11%
3. Public Administration 109 8.74%
4. Construction 101 8.10%
5. Educational Services 74 5.93%
6. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 45 3.61%
7. Paper Manufacturing 42 3.37%
8. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 41 3.29%
9. Health Care 36 2.89%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 35 2.81%
11. Repair and Maintenance 33 2.65%
12. Truck Transportation 32 2.57%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 27 2.17%
14. Chemical Manufacturing 24 1.92%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 23 1.84%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 22 1.76%
17. Finance and Insurance 22 1.76%
18. Personal and Laundry Services 22 1.76%
19. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 22 1.76%
20. Metal Manufactuing 18 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 219 22.23%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 109 11.07%
3. Educational Services 87 8.83%
4. Public Administration 84 8.53%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 53 5.38%
6. Finance and Insurance 44 4.47%
7. Social Assistance 41 4.16%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 36 3.65%
9. Wood Manufacturing 35 3.55%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 29 2.94%
11. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 24 2.44%
12. Department and Other General Stores 24 2.44%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 24 2.44%
14. Construction 23 2.34%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 22 2.23%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 17 1.73%
17. Other Direct Selling Estab 15 1.52%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 14 1.42%
19. Utilities 14 1.42%
20. Gasoline Stations 13 1.32%

Elma Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 98 7.86%
2. Agricultural Workers 85 6.82%
3. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 71 5.69%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 61 4.89%
5. Other Management Occupations 59 4.73%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 58 4.65%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 49 3.93%
8. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 41 3.29%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 34 2.73%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 33 2.65%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 33 2.65%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 33 2.65%
13. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 30 2.41%
14. Law Enforcement Workers 30 2.41%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 29 2.33%
16. Other Construction Trades 28 2.25%
17. Electricians 26 2.09%
18. Life and Physical Scientists 23 1.84%
19. Other Material Moving Workers 21 1.68%
20. Cashiers 19 1.52%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 70 7.11%
2. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 59 5.99%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 50 5.08%
4. Other Management Occupations 44 4.47%
5. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 43 4.37%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 42 4.26%
7. Cashiers 40 4.06%
8. Customer Service Representatives 40 4.06%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 38 3.86%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 37 3.76%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 31 3.15%
12. Other Healthcare Support 30 3.05%
13. Other Personal Care, Not child care 29 2.94%
14. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 28 2.84%
15. Business Operations Specialists 24 2.44%
16. Other Production Occupations 23 2.34%
17. Bus Drivers 22 2.23%
18. Personal Appearance Workers 22 2.23%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 21 2.13%
20. Child Care Workers 20 2.03%

Elma Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,987 47.56%
15-35 hours 499 11.94%
1-14 hours 151 3.61%
No regular hours 1,541 36.88%

Elma Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 100 4.73%
5 AM-5:29 AM 141 6.67%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 103 4.87%
6 AM-6:29 AM 206 9.75%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 227 10.74%
7 AM-7:29 AM 251 11.88%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 258 12.21%
8 AM-8:29 AM 248 11.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 85 4.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 128 6.06%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 34 1.61%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 29 1.37%
Noon-3:59 PM 196 9.28%
4 PM-11:59 PM 107 5.06%

Elma Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 222 10.51%
5-9 199 9.42%
10-14 313 14.81%
15-19 231 10.93%
20-24 101 4.78%
25-29 50 2.37%
30-34 371 17.56%
35-39 134 6.34%
40-44 113 5.35%
45-59 155 7.34%
60-89 149 7.05%
At least 90 75 3.55%

Elma 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% 1,116 52.82%
30-44 0 0.00% 618 29.25%
45-59 0 0.00% 155 7.34%
At least 60 35 1.66% 189 8.94%

Elma Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 398 18.09%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 1,590 72.27%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 28 1.27%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 35 1.59%
Color 6 Box Walked 62 2.82%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 87 3.95%

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Elma Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,146 (5,544 people)
Families (2000): 1,474 (4,443 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 375
People at same address in 1995: 2,773
Elma Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 291 13.56%
$10,000-$14,999 152 7.08%
$15,000-$19,999 161 7.50%
$20,000-$24,999 148 6.90%
$25,000-$29,999 159 7.41%
$30,000-$34,999 174 8.11%
$35,000-$39,999 148 6.90%
$40,000-$44,999 169 7.88%
$45,000-$49,999 97 4.52%
$50,000-$59,999 303 14.12%
$60,000-$74,999 127 5.92%
$75,000-$99,999 120 5.59%
$100,000-$124,999 87 4.05%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 8 0.37%
$200,000 or more 2 0.09%

Elma Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 504 23.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 602 28.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 128 5.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 357 16.71%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 25 1.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 262 12.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 16 0.75%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 146 6.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 71 3.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 21 0.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.05%

Elma Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,618 28.21%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 570 9.94%
Public Assistance 185 3.23%
Retirement 408 7.11%
Self Employment 204 3.56%
Social Security 660 11.51%
Supplemental Security 156 2.72%
Wage / Salary 1,584 27.62%
Other 351 6.12%

Elma Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 575 53.29%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 504 46.71%

Elma Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 368 17.37%
Color 1 Box Married 1,118 52.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 550 25.97%
Color 3 Box Widowed 82 3.87%

Elma Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 394 18.43%
Color 1 Box Married 1,175 54.96%
Color 2 Box Never Married 377 17.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 192 8.98%

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Elma Education Information Back to top
Elma Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 222 5.57%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 656 16.46%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,539 38.61%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 893 22.40%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 341 8.55%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 243 6.10%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 92 2.31%

Elma 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 76 1.35% 46 0.82% 122 2.17%
Kindergarten 51 0.91% 0 0.00% 51 0.91%
Grades 1-4 373 6.64% 0 0.00% 373 6.64%
Grades 5-8 352 6.27% 11 0.20% 363 6.46%
Grades 9-12 366 6.52% 22 0.39% 388 6.91%
Undergrad college 148 2.64% 8 0.14% 156 2.78%
Graduate or professional school 2 0.04% 0 0.00% 2 0.04%
Total 1,368 24.36% 87 1.55% 1,455 25.91%

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Elma Public Benefits Information Back to top
Elma Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 4,617 83.34%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 923 16.66%

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Elma Criminal Information Back to top
Elma Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 1.614 0.000 0.000 0.323 1.937 0.646 6.133 39.703 2.582 49.064
2002 0.000 0.319 0.000 0.319 0.637 0.319 9.557 39.503 4.779 54.157
2003 0.319 0.319 0.000 0.000 0.638 0.000 11.798 31.569 3.189 46.556
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.626 0.313 0.000 0.313 1.251 0.313 20.957 65.999 9.071 96.028
2006 0.622 0.622 0.000 0.311 1.554 0.000 17.091 59.664 8.701 85.457
2007 0.944 0.944 0.000 1.259 3.148 0.000 26.125 54.139 10.387 90.652

Elma Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 7
2005 1 7
2006 1 7
2007 1 7

Elma Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 158
2002 172

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Elma Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Elma Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 780 13.89%
10-19 Years 1,002 17.84%
20-29 Years 639 11.38%
30-39 Years 829 14.76%
40-49 Years 781 13.91%
50-59 Years 576 10.26%
60-69 Years 448 7.98%
70-79 Years 369 6.57%
80-89 Years 166 2.96%
90+ Years 26 0.46%

Elma Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 2,820 50.21%
Color 1 Box Female 2,796 49.79%

Elma Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,996 88.96%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 247 4.40%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 183 3.26%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 78 1.39%
Color 2 Box Asian 67 1.19%
Color 1 Box African-American 25 0.45%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 18 0.32%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.04%

Elma Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 755 16.35%
2. German 717 15.53%
3. Irish 674 14.60%
4. English 655 14.19%
5. Norwegian 285 6.17%
6. French Non-Basque 232 5.02%
7. Swedish 187 4.05%
8. Dutch 165 3.57%
9. Scotch Irish 143 3.10%
10. Polish 116 2.51%

Elma Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 4,886 94.27%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 187 3.61%
3. German 32 0.62%
4. Japanese 20 0.39%
5. Mon Khmer / Cambodian 20 0.39%
6. Scandinavian 9 0.17%
7. Tagalog 9 0.17%
8. Korean 7 0.14%
9. Other West Germanic 6 0.12%
10. Other Indo European 3 0.06%

Elma Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 5,377 96.24%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 59 1.06%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 151 2.70%

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Elma Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Elma Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
98541