Elmira Heights is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,797 people and two associated neighborhoods, Elmira Heights is the 392nd largest community in New York. Elmira Heights has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Elmira Heights. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

A relatively large number of people in Elmira Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.74% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Elmira Heights is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.98 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small village, Elmira Heights doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Elmira Heights who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.15% of the adults in Elmira Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elmira Heights in 2022 was $37,738, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,952 for a family of four. However, Elmira Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elmira Heights is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Elmira Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elmira Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elmira Heights include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Ukrainian.

The most common language spoken in Elmira Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.