One of the benefits of Elmira Heights is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.97 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.
The percentage of adults in Elmira Heights with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.31% of adults in Elmira Heights have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Elmira Heights in 2018 was $40,896, 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 $163,584 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, Italian, Irish, English, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Elmira Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
