Chemung County, New York
Chemung County, New York · ZIP 14812, 14814, 14816
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 81,115 (2024 estimate)Population
- 34,916Households
- $63,469Median household income
- $132,100Median home value
- 24Towns with a page
- 20ZIP codes
Chemung County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 91,070 |
| 2010 | 88,830 |
| 2020 | 84,148 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $63,469 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 24,384 units
- Renter occupied
- 10,532 units
- Vacancy rate
- 10.8%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
27,912 employees in 1,647 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Chemung County | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82,805 | 19,872,319 |
| Median household income | $63,469 | $84,578 |
| Median age | 41.9 | 39.6 |
| Median home value | $132,100 | $403,000 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 26.9% | 39.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 3.6% | 22.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 69.8% | 54.3% |
| Mean commute to work | 19.7 minutes | 32.8 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Chemung County24 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira | City | 26,255 | 7.25 sq mi |
| Horseheads Town | Town | 18,556 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Southport Town | Town | 8,841 | 46.4 sq mi |
| Big Flats Town | Town | 7,474 | 44.5 sq mi |
| Elmira Town | Town | 6,549 | 22.2 sq mi |
| Southport | Census designated place | 6,435 | 6.38 sq mi |
| Horseheads | Village | 6,343 | 3.89 sq mi |
| Big Flats | Census designated place | 5,846 | 16.7 sq mi |
| West Elmira | Census designated place | 4,691 | 3.04 sq mi |
| Elmira Heights | Village | 3,764 | 1.15 sq mi |
| Veteran Town | Town | 3,225 | 38.3 sq mi |
| Horseheads North | Census designated place | 2,600 | 2.21 sq mi |
| Catlin Town | Town | 2,463 | 38.0 sq mi |
| Chemung Town | Town | 2,285 | 49.5 sq mi |
| Erin Town | Town | 1,753 | 44.2 sq mi |
| Van Etten Town | Town | 1,486 | 41.4 sq mi |
| Ashland Town | Town | 1,449 | 14.2 sq mi |
| Breesport | Census designated place | 796 | 1.63 sq mi |
| Baldwin Town | Town | 779 | 25.7 sq mi |
| Pine Valley | Census designated place | 674 | 1.20 sq mi |
| Van Etten | Census designated place | 539 | 1.28 sq mi |
| Erin | Census designated place | 529 | 0.75 sq mi |
| Wellsburg | Village | 482 | 0.57 sq mi |
| Millport | Village | 275 | 0.35 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Bradford CountyPopulation 59,699 (2024 estimate)
- Schuyler CountyPopulation 17,121 (2024 estimate)
- Steuben CountyPopulation 92,015 (2024 estimate)
- Tioga CountyPopulation 47,574 (2024 estimate)
- Tioga CountyPopulation 40,698 (2024 estimate)
- Tompkins CountyPopulation 105,602 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 42, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026.