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Chemung (South) & Steuben (East) Counties--Greater Elmira & Greater Corning Cities PUMA, NY

100,006 Population
323.9 square miles 308.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New York: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,699 ±$1,216 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $40,898 ±$167
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$56,801 ±$2,505 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $71,117 ±$266
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

14.1% ±1.2% (13,411  ±1,173) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 13.6% 2,581,048 (±0.1% / ±26,021)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

18 minutes ±0.6 (772,430  ±32,723) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in New York: 33.5 287,526,290 (±0.1 / ±1,046,958)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

41,863 ±561 Number of households
  • New York: 7,417,224 ±12,559
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.3 ±0 (95,126  ±618) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.6 18,945,673
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.8% ±1.1% (1,034  ±236) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New York: 4.8% 225,143 (±0.1% / ±3,450)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

46,940 ±404 Number of housing units
  • New York: 8,362,971 ±772
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$113,400 ±$3,600 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $325,000 ±$1,056
  • about half the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

11.3% ±1.2% (11,172  ±1,184.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 10.4% 2,007,694 (±0.1% / ±15,289)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

91.1% ±2.2% (64,517  ±1,607.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 87.2% 11,905,267 (±0.2% / ±28,296.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
28.5% ±1.3% (20,211  ±927.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 37.5% 5,112,792 (±0.1% / ±18,230.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

5.5% ±0.8% (5,197  ±768.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 30.3% 5,574,294 (±0.1% / ±20,686.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

4.3% ±0.5% (4,334  ±527) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 22.4% 4,372,167 (±0.1% / ±19,932)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.8% ±0.6% (6,931  ±482) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in New York: 4.4% 676,295 (±0% / ±5,258)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
6,931 Total veterans ±482 6,351 Male ±453 580 Female ±150

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