Elmira, New York (NY) Poverty Rate Data
Information about poor and low income residents
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Poverty rates in Elmira
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
| Elmira: | 38.7% |
| Whole state: | 20.3% |
| Elmira: | 13.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.0% |
| Elmira: | 29.0% |
| New York: | 18.1% |
22.4%
among residents who are not classified as poor):
| Elmira: | 38.3% |
| New York: | 18.1% |
| Elmira: | 36.5% |
| New York: | 23.0% |
22.9%
among residents who are not classified as poor):
| Elmira: | 40.6% |
| New York: | 23.0% |
| Residents below poverty level: | 88.0% |
| Residents above poverty level: | 41.0% |
Poverty by age in Elmira
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Elmira (percentage below poverty level)
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Elmira (percentage below poverty level)
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Elmira, NY (percentage below half of poverty level)
Poverty by race and place of birth in Elmira
Breakdown by races of poor residents (income below poverty level) in Elmira in percentages
Breakdown by races of poor residents in Elmira in absolute numbers
Poverty status for native-born residents
- 33.6%Below poverty level
- 66.4%Above poverty level
Poverty status for foreign-born residents
- 12.2%Below poverty level
- 87.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Elmira
Children below poverty level:
| Elmira, New York: | 46.0% |
| State: | 22.5% |
| Elmira: | 24.2% |
| New York: | 18.3% |
| Elmira: | 55.2% |
| New York: | 44.0% |
Poor families by family type
- 29.5%Married-couple family
- 3.2%Male, no wife present
- 67.3%Female, no husband present
Breakdown of poor residents in Elmira not in families by work experience
- 3.4%Worked full-time, year-round
- 30.5%Worked part-time
- 66.1%Did not work
Breakdown of poor married-couple families by work experience
- 4.7%Both worked full-time
- 6.2%One full-time, other part-time
- 14.1%One full-time, other didn't work
- 10.5%Both worked part-time
- 23.2%One part-time, other didn't work
- 41.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Year house/condo built by year for residents below and above poverty levels in percentages
