Housing density: 125 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $275,138.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,090 (lower quartile is $863, upper quartile is $1,351)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $795
Median gross rent in Elma, NY in 2022: $1,339
Housing units in Elma with a mortgage: 2,186 (173 second mortgage, 373 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,212
In family households: 703,665 (150,587 male householders, 79,422 female householders)
161,163 spouses, 259,954 children (245,472 natural, 6,125 adopted, 8,357 stepchildren), 13,651 grandchildren, 7,172 brothers or sisters, 6,060 parents, foster children, 6,352 other relatives, 16,208 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 186,988 (69,279 male householders (54,381 living alone)), 83,876 female householders (72,187 living alone)), 33,833 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 28,387 (12,145 institutionalized population)
148,778 married couples with children.
64,240 single-parent households (9,850 men, 54,390 women).
93.4% of residents of Elma speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 484 (4.3%)
(83.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Elma, New York
471995 to March 2000
41990 to 1994
01985 to 1989
161980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
311970 to 1974
01965 to 1969
211Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
German: 3,892 (27.1%)
Polish: 3,284 (22.8%)
Italian: 1,624 (11.3%)
Irish: 1,602 (11.1%)
English: 1,037 (7.2%)
Other: 662 (4.6%)
French: 295 (2.1%)
Scottish: 285 (2.0%)
United States: 267 (1.9%)
Hungarian: 234 (1.6%)
Dutch: 147 (1.0%)
French Canadian: 141 (1.0%)
Ukrainian: 132 (0.9%)
Russian: 123 (0.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 116 (0.8%)
Swedish: 112 (0.8%)
Welsh: 99 (0.7%)
Slovak: 67 (0.5%)
Danish: 61 (0.4%)
Arab: 50 (0.3%)
Greek: 44 (0.3%)
Czech: 40 (0.3%)
Swiss: 34 (0.2%)
Norwegian: 30 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 8 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Germany
Elma:
17.5% (54)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
Canada
Elma:
17.5% (54)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
United Kingdom
Elma:
9.7% (30)
New York:
1.6% (62,237)
Poland
Elma:
9.4% (29)
New York:
2.4% (93,187)
Europe, n.e.c.
Elma:
7.4% (23)
New York:
0.0% (933)
Italy
Elma:
5.5% (17)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
Romania
Elma:
5.2% (16)
New York:
0.6% (25,059)
Russia
Elma:
5.2% (16)
New York:
2.4% (94,595)
Ukraine
Elma:
5.2% (16)
New York:
2.1% (82,238)
Greece
Elma:
3.6% (11)
New York:
1.1% (42,335)
Other Eastern Europe
Elma:
3.2% (10)
New York:
1.4% (53,825)
Taiwan
Elma:
3.2% (10)
New York:
0.8% (30,473)
Austria
Elma:
2.6% (8)
New York:
0.3% (11,299)
Other Western Europe
Elma:
1.9% (6)
New York:
0.3% (10,672)
Japan
Elma:
1.6% (5)
New York:
0.8% (32,034)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,987
Other state: 977
Northeast: 415
Midwest: 237
South: 176
West: 149
73% of Elma residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 34
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 57
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 95
11th grade: 41
12th grade, no diploma: 123
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,019
Less than 1 year of college: 271
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 478
Associate degree: 484
Bachelor's degree: 586
Master's degree: 320
Professional school degree: 164
Doctorate degree: 87
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 109
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 91
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 67
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,379
Less than 1 year of college: 170
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 443
Associate degree: 533
Bachelor's degree: 754
Master's degree: 357
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 13
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,837
One, attached: 147
Two: 242
3 or 4: 44
10 to 19: 16
Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $251,085
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
